The defense team of Chief Justice Renato Corona claimed on Sunday that President Aquino, through Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, was offering P100 million to senator-judges to defy the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the impeachment court from opening Corona's foreign-currency deposits. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Matikas Santos

On the eve of a crucial Senate vote, lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Sunday night revealed what they called efforts by Malacañang to pressure some senator-judges into defying a Supreme Court order restraining the impeachment court from looking into his dollar account.

In a hastily arranged press conference, nine members of the defense team condemned the Palace for allegedly undermining the impeachment process and the Constitution for purportedly trying to win senators over.

“Yesterday, we received very reliable information that Executive Secretary Paquito ‘Jojo’ Ochoa, acting in behalf of President Benigno Aquino III, was personally contacting and phoning senator-judges to persuade or pressure them to defy a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court in favor of Philippine Savings Bank,” according to a statement read by lawyer Dennis Manalo.

“We condemn in the strongest terms the efforts of the President to undermine the constitutional process that he himself initiated.”

Jose Roy III, a member of the defense team, said the panel received information that the Palace was dangling “P100 million per senator” to be released this week in exchange for defying the TRO.

The amount would supposedly come from government “savings” allocated for “soft projects.”

While Corona submitted himself to the impeachment process “in good faith and with full belief that he will have a fair trial,” his lawyers said “it is now apparent that the President is bent on convicting [him] at all costs.”

Corona’s camp said he would confront the issue of his bank deposits once the defense gets its turn to formally present evidence later in the impeachment trial.

“If your problem is the bank account, don’t rush it. All of that will be opened by the Chief Justice because he did not steal that. Relax lang po, Mr. President. Don’t let the senators and the Chief Justice violate the law, like what you want your people to do,” part of the statement in Filipino said.

Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said in a text message: “The P100 million is a complete fabrication concocted by the desperate Corona defense lawyers. It’s an insult to the senators and to the Senate as an institution. It’s another lie in a web of lies being woven by the Corona camp to discredit the impeachment process.”

“Such baseless allegations are irresponsible and can only erode the credibility of the defense lawyers,” Abad added.

“Their energies and time are better spent preparing for [today’s] continuing hearings on the hidden and now exposed dollar and peso accounts of Corona in PSBank and BPI,” Abad said, referring to the Chief Justice’s alleged unreported deposits in the two banks.

Reacting to the defense’s allegation, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson described the alleged P100-million offer as “pure rubbish and nothing more.”

“It is unfair and even contemptuous to preempt the senators who have yet to discuss the matter in a caucus tomorrow,” Lacson, an ally of the President, said in a text message.

During the press conference, Corona’s lawyers were pressed to reveal their sources, but they stood their ground and said it was up to the informant to decide whether to come out. Roy clarified that the tip did not come from any of the senators. He said some of them were in fact “complaining” about the alleged Palace effort.

More than one source

Defense lawyer Ramon Esguerra said the information came from more than one source.

“It is difficult to speak about something that is not coming from the heart and is not based on the truth. We probably would not dare to face you and the people to tell you something if there was no truth to what we are saying,” he said in Filipino, eliciting applause from a handful of Corona supporters in attendance.

Missing in the affair was lead defense counsel Serafin Cuevas, who earlier admitted that he was being asked by a supposed Palace emissary to abandon Corona’s team.

“Let lightning strike us if we are telling a lie or if there is a trace of lie in what we are telling you,” said Esguerra (no relation to this reporter).

He said if their sources would like to dispute their disclosure, this was up to them. “You and the people could judge who is telling the truth,” he said.

Esguerra said the defense team’s decision to go public about the alleged Palace bribe offer was not intended to trigger a mass action.

“That’s far from our mind … we hope not and we do not see that at the moment,” he said. With reports from Christine O. Avendaño, Marlon Ramos, Matikas Santos, Tetch Torres

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So if we go by your thinking, Corona is guilty until proven innocent. Idiot.

http://twitter.com/CB82310 Cathy Besa

desperate and pathetic move…

PaengSaAmerika

Who would believe on that? Even an elementary pupil will not buy such a stupid idea.

sephgabriel

I believe it- and im a professional college graduate-

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LPLWHPS7B5WPHPRAREXBIP2BIY renato

In that case an elementary pupil is smarter than you. C’mon don’t be naive. You mean you buy the defense’s bullshit? Hilarious.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DCRXGIC23K4SU7AWVIGDCDAN7M AK2

I believe it. The Palace should prove otherwise. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be now? When you’re accused of some wrongdoing, you are presumed guilty until you prove that you’re not. Makes sense, right?

The shoe is on the other foot. How does it feel?

nalasnaville

why should be the burden be place on the palace, when the defense make the accusation without a witness and evidence. unlike that little girl of the prosecution wherein there was an evidence- the dollar account

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DCRXGIC23K4SU7AWVIGDCDAN7M AK2

Illegally acquired evidence? You know the prosecution is lying about where they got the evidence, yet you condone it? You’re about as low life as your beloved Balot.

i would sympathize with the defense…even before the trial started they admitted it;s hard to defend the unpopular Chief Justice.,..it’s like an Uphill Battle.
Mahirap naman talaga e depensa ang taong bagsak ang rating…tsk.tsk.tsk

MANILA, Philippines – Renato Corona, the current Chief Justice, is the most unpopular of all Philippine Chief Justices of the past 25 years, a survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) suggests.

Corona in fact has not had a positive rating since he was appointed to the position by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on May 17, 2010, SWS president Mahar Mangahas said on Wednesday at the 2012 SWS Survey Review.

Corona’s predecessors, from Claudio Teehankee during Corazon Aquino’s administration to Marcelo Fernan during Fidel Ramos’ and Joseph Estrada’s terms, did not suffer from negative ratings. From Hilario Davide, who initially enjoyed a high rating of almost 50 percent after Edsa 2 in 2001, eventually saw his popularity slide to negative territory after the 2004 elections that gave Arroyo a second term.

P100M:This is the tactic that Abalos used to discredit Judge Mupas.
P100M: This is the same tactic that Corona is using to discredit Senate and Palace
P100M: This is the money that Arroyo promised to Corona to defend her at all cost
P100M: This is the budget to be spend to generate small income for poor Filipinos

Ulipur

More than 1 Billion Arroyo Fund for Corona to go all the WAY with Her to wherever.

Maximumaries

That ‘s how the Defense panel so desperate specifically Thief Justice Corona and everything’s to be made to avoid opening his ill-gotten wealth by the impeachment court!The same strategy made by CORRUPT GMA when her spokeperson named Mrs. HORN claimed an attempt assasination code name ” Put the Little Girl to Sleep” was under way but only to find out that it was created by GMA loyalist in order to divert the attention from her impending arrest!!!Same FEATHER flocks together!!! It seems to me ay natamimi na si Tandang CUEVAS at biglang tumahimik ah at nagiimbento na lang na kung ano ano!Dapat siya ang Put that Old man to Sleep!!

boywoodbridge

I told you guys, this stupid president should NEVER be trusted. This is all related to HL. He will do whatever it takes to protect the HL, so people wake UP before it’s too late. He is using all government resources(that is your money through taxes) to remove the stumbling block in SC so he can reverse the HL decision or get paid 10Billion pesos, people are you going to allow this family to do that? This is purely self vested interest using the so called matuwid na daan and use our hard earned money and spend for their own self vested interest. Gumising kayo mga kababayan bago mahuli ang lahat

This is what the administration fears most. People previously indifferent to the trial are now beginning to associate the impeachment to the Luisita issue and possible dictatorship. This is a lethal combination that PNOY and his advisers dread most. And now, it’s here.

I support the defense. They know that they can’t just stand around and wait for things to happen. It’s highly unlikely that top notch lawyers would put their names on the line for a supposedly malicious plot that may or may not work. They know that they can’t beat the executive department when it comes to persuading people especially when money is involved. It may look desperate but I applaud them for their bravery and their conviction in maintaining a just trial.

im basing my statements on actions made by the defense collectively. Jimeno did admit long ago that any lawyer would want to go with the defense or prosecution even though its against his/her personal stand. Then again, no lawyer in the impeachment has shown perfection. I would seriously doubt this revelation if not for the presence of the entire defense. If only Jimeno or Cuevas made that statement ,that would be doubtful but this one’s different.

vinceval

is atty Esguerra with them? I like that guy.

Guest

What else do you expect from the defense? Some here don’t know that mob rule (still) is not the standard in courts!

adam_d_ant

really? mob rule defined … a bunch of idiots running like headless chickens….another definition: a bunch of nitwits affected by the yellow virus … person affected no longer in control of his faculties … chances of survival —- NIL

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XIRUKSJA2DWBBI4I4T6CJVN6NY Gerald

Turn of events the last three days:

Day 1: PDI editorial derisively dismisses SC TRO as ‘Hollow Victory’ for Corona
Day 2: PDI editorial suddenly alarmed that Corona will prevail and warns of ‘Power Crisis’
Day 2: Late in the day, PDI releases damaging report on 100M conspiracy against Corona
Day 3: More to come, as desperation grips PNOY’s administration.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LZNC2JK7JKXAWSH6EQABIDVEXU jan michaela

PDI is pro administration. I’ve come to this conclusion after reading PDI since the impeachment began.

Tama ka!! Common sense will explain it this way, if it cost only 100 million PHP to buy the senators, GMA or MIKE can raise ten times as much, one Billion PHP!! And if the senators can be paid, they had received this last December 2011!!.

Baileykoye

the reliable source of the defense is the chief justice :)

TGM_ERICK

i object your honor. it is kristeta, de lima, raissa or vitug. choose from those representations your honor but definitely not the chief justice!

For a few million savings of Corona, Malacanang will spend this much. And that’s from public fund. Yan ang daang matuwid ni Aquino.

Rex_Ranhilio

“They refused to divulge the name of their source but insisted that ‘he is reliable and trust worthy.’”

Probably the same source as the alleged “put the little girl to sleep” plot.

RomyLitz

This is a signature story of either Horn or Abalos, nothing more , nothing less. The Senate will issue a condescending castigating memo to the 8 daring SC Justices issuing a TRO to a court investigating their comrade who heads their collegial-kuno group.

TGM_ERICK

no, a signature story from tupaz 45. this defense naman oo, caught into a trap!

The amount involve one hundred million PHP. Can you understand english and mathematics?

loudwhale

money talks, hehehehe

billygunn23

Pro Pnoy will of course brand this a desperate ploy from the defense panel. But I myself find this to be almost true. The former Sen. Ernesto Maceda himself admitted when interviewed by Anthony Taberna in Ibabalita that Corona will rise or fall depending on the last two minutes “gapangan”. This may not be the last two minutes of the case but the prosecution’s case will rise or fall thru the senate’s defiance/non-defiance of the SC TRO. God help us!

Ulipur

Anthony Taberna is member of the INC. He is not credible when it comes to Corona

Impeachment Trial.

billygunn23

we’re not talking about antoni taberna. It’s about maceda’s admission being a former senator. can’t you just get real for this time alone?

Guest

I don’t think so. I believe he is just telling the truth! I can see how fair he is on Umagang kay Ganda. Babanatan ka niya pag mali ka, pero kakampihan ka niya pag tama ka.

Yes, your very right. Maceda in another interview also said that during the rap impeachment, erap personally talked to each one of the senators. it is a matter of fact that there is intensive “gapangan” going on. its a matter of fact that aquino will not hesitate to use all his awesome powers to get what he wants by hook or by crook. what is he in power for if he does not use it for his interest. he already has 188 prostitutes in his pocket, so why not also the senators.

Filipinoflash

Look at the defense it is now focusing on things outside the impeachment court. It is clear it wants to disrupt the proceedings on side issue.

At heto na namang unnamed source kuno. First, Put the little girl to sleep. Second, Cuevas claim of being pressured to quit and now comes this one.

But not enough to convict, that’s why he has to resort to everything in power. Take note.

Filipinoflash

Take note. 16 voted for the opening of the bank accounts. Thats enough to convict.

loudwhale

you don’t have nothing to worry about. because if the defense is not telling the truth then the story will die a natural death.

but if in the coming days the senators fight tooth & nail against the TRO, then the senators must be very inspired by 100M reasons.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J7CZYPZWNB37S6GTPBJQF6Y7BM Fight D Bigots

The desperation of Aquino to boot out Corona and appoint a puppet chief justice is increasingly becoming questionable. I hope Hacienda Luisita will soon be distributed to farmers.

pogisinats

You are on the wrong forum.
We are talking about the defense claim here.
Go post it in the right column, not here…
Alis dyan, Tsupi…!!!

loudwhale

the stakes in this dirty game are much too high that aquino must not lose face. so what will the admin do? who has all the power, influence & money? sino makikinabang when Corona gets convicted? who has the motive?????

if you can answer those questions honestly then you will know what is true or false.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NMYKXVGXH2AEDM5SGCT5IH2YYM CoreD

tsk tsk tsk.

Nald_Ap

“Totally baseless claim by the defense.” “Totally desperate.” Similar to how the prosecution rushed the totally defective complaint. Pareho lang kayo. Lets focus on legislation. Back to work. CDO and Iligan still need our help. Negros, too! Stop bickering and start working!

loudwhale

what do you think aquino is doing to help our poor brother in the south? nothing!!!! nada!!!!!!! wala!!!!!!!!!

because he needs the money for his impeachment campaign!!!!!!!

nalasnaville

do you think that we from the south are poor, i guess your poorer than us

Jay Ann

100 Million in exchange for their vote against the TRO? This defies logic.. bakit hindi nalang in exchange for a guilty vote against Corona?

This is obviously a desperate attemp to divert the issue and save their failing defense strategy.

loudwhale

your not using your head as always, sa 100M nakatipid pa si aquino, because the TRO issue is the key or so they think for a conviction. so why should aquino offer more for a conviction. aquino is just being responsible in spending the peoples money. he will tell you na naka tipid nga siya .

noynoy should not think that it is the end of the world for him kung hindi nya makuha bukas yun dollar account ni corona. if he thinks na malakas talaga yun kaso nya kay corona ay why not proceed with the 7 other articles. yan ginagawa ni noynoy with abad of bribing the senators only show na wala ng hinahawakan na ebidensya vs. corona kaya this is it. noynoy will just flood the senate with the people';s money. akala mo kung sino malinis itong si noynoy.

What a desperate move for corona defense. They know that their credibility is lost when they filed a petition in the SC , bad move then invented the shanigans that Arroyo used to ( she ordered them the dirty tactics) do but ang taong bayan ay puno na. We are again thrown their own garbage and insulted our intelligence. We are not stupid to believe such garbage. Corona is done has to go, if they want to discredit the Senate, go on.. walk out from the proceddings and the people’s court will proceed.

Yup, the popular support shifted. Look at the INC-induced support the Corona couple received that induced them their best rendition of Evita over the balcony of the SC. *rolls eyes*

INQ_reader

Ika nga ng matatanda: “Kung ano gawa, siyang hinala.”
Bwah-ha-ha!!!

RomyLitz

So, it is 100 million PHP only? How a very petty amount. If I were a corrupt senator, that amount divided by 23 of us would mean, I have only 4.35 million PHP. That amount is small compared to Corona’s 200 million PHP? Any corrupt senator will not settle with that amount. This is Abalos or Horn concocted story like the assassination attempt or lawyer emmisary to Mupas? This is the most desperate move of Corona. Period.

what planet do you come from? Are you out of touch or just plain oxymoron. Corona is already revealed and no amount of insuinating conspirational theories will abort the avalance of public digsut and anger to Corpona. Noy is just instrumental to get Corona removed. This is the people’s will and go scram.. out from SC. Senate will decide how public disgust is clamoring for Corona to be reomved. The soonest so we can move on. this is in response to Ber.Bert sorry should be RAMAMA, THE CRAP.

iamnobody

do you even understand what oxymoron means? *sigh*

huey_4ph

yES IT MEANS YOU STUPID GIRL

iamnobody

no need to resort to useless name-calling. check your dictionary first and know what “oxymoron” really means. you’re making an idiot out of yourself. well, if im stupid….what does that make you? imbecile? LOL oh wait! maybe you dont know what imbecile means. hahahahaha

http://profile.yahoo.com/GSF5WAEIYTWBQTBEYNKJJKSFNM Pinoy

PAK U 2!!!

crab2008

kala ng defense si gloria arroyo pa rin presidente mga gunggong!!

padrefaura

para fair, ganito na lang….

waiver ng bank secrecy lahat from CJ and SC Justices to Pnoy and Cabinet members to Senators and Congressmen.

“In an
August 2010 case decided by the Corona-led
Supreme Court, a regional director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue was
dismissed from government service for deliberately omitting two motor vehicles
registered to him in his SALN declaration. The court said: “(T)he SSAL (sworn
statement of assets and liabilities) is not a mere scrap of paper. The law
requires that the SSAL must be accomplished as truthfully, as detailed and as
accurately as possible.”

“In a 1997 en banc decision that hit closer to the Supreme Court, a court
interpreter in a regional trial court in Davao was dismissed from service,
barred from reemployment in government, including government-owned or
-controlled corporations, and all his retirement benefits forfeited. The court
interpreter had failed to disclose that
she had a stall in a public market.

The court said: “We have repeatedly held that although every office in the
government service is a public trust, no position exacts a greater demand for
moral righteousness and uprightness from an individual than in the judiciary.”

Defense panel’s P100M for Senators- accusation, a clear sign of desperation
and extreme anxiety. Is the distinguished Justice Cuevas no longer in control of his panel’s remarks only hurled in an election year? Has the
well funded political machinery of a bygone era now resurrected
and setting the agenda on Corona defense lawyers’ moves :e.g. Supreme Court rallies, legal moves, press
conferences etc. The tactics are quite recognizable ,and many defense lawyers ,respectable
in private practice ,are now waist-deep in mud! And they do not realize
it-because of the CJ. But what is irregular with P 100M from savings for
projects?

“The defense said that they would open Corona’s bank accounts once it’s time for them to present evidence.”

Eh may paiyak-iyak pa nga si Thief Justice eh, tapos sasabihin nyo bubuksan, don’t wait for that time open it now and show it to the people if you’re not hiding anything, simple as that.

noypisiTED

Come on now, wala bang bago sa koponan ng mga mananangol ni CJ Corona? Think of something new, novel and creative. Bury that crap and just show CJ Corona’s dollar accounts, pronto! That will help CJ Corona fish himself out from the sinkhole he now wallows into. Innuendos and tittle-tattle are the easy detours when losing the battle. Pick your mind up and give the people something which they could take even tongue-in-cheek at the first push. People here, though differ in opinions, are not automatons but a bunch of discerning and thinking dynamos who cannot be fooled hook, line and sinker with laughable tales like the one the Corona defense team wants them to believe. To the Defense lawyers, naman, come up with something fresh.

huey_4ph

THAT IS WHY THE PROSECUTION STATED HUGE AMOUNT. iT COULD 1m PER ACCOUNT IN DOLLAR AND THERE ARE FIVE ACCOUNTS. tHEY BLOCKED IT AS IF DEFENDING THEIR LIVES AND THEIR CAREERS. jUST IMAGINE THESE LAWYERS SHAME AND THEIR PENDING CASES IN sc WHEN cORONA AND THE 8 WILL BE GONE.. NO MORE PAYOLA AND FAVORS.. tSK..TSK..

reneboy726

SENATORS DON’T BE AFRAID, SOME OF YOU HAVE THE BALLS, DON’T YOU?….REMEMBER YOU ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHEREAS THEY ARE JUST APPOINTED BY A FAKE PRESIDENT AND WHERE IS THIS FAKE PRESIDENT…..THERE LOCKED-UP AT VMMC AND SOON TO BE IN JAIL

Bert Bert, it’s Hacienda Luisita written all over in this impeachment trial.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UUKT3KMR3HZPFPTGCWK5XQ2WY Mark

Impeach the mongoloid president now!

ceegonzaga

I bet you don’t even know what mongoloid means.

loudwhale

lets wait & see tomorrow how the senators will react from a very vicious weekend where they are the center of the story.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UUKT3KMR3HZPFPTGCWK5XQ2WY Mark

FACK YOU NOYNOY AQUINO!

FACK YOU MONGOLOID!

huey_4ph

WOW.. CURSING HERE IS NOT ALLOWED. SAVE YOUR ANGER WHEN YOUR MILLIONS ( I THINK YOU ARE CORONA) ARE SQUESTERED AND FORFEITED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.. THEN YOU CAN BE SO MAD.

SG0609

andito pala si ARCHbishop Cruz!!!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Z6U25GIY66GOY64DA3QY7OEB54 ricky

nice spy war … defense…

huey_4ph

WHOEVER MADE THE SCRIPT OF THEIR STATEMEMNTS SHOULD STUDY FIRST BECAUSE IT SUFFERS CREDIBILITY.. INCREDIBLE.. MOTHER LILY WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT. NEEDS SOME REPAIR IN THE SUB PLOT..

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LZNC2JK7JKXAWSH6EQABIDVEXU jan michaela

People here seriously do not believe that Pnoy can offer a mere 100M for 23 senators? Its a small amount in exchange for total control over the government. The action of the defense was made by all of its members. If this was a malicious plot, it highly unlikely that all of them would agree. We would be hearing resignations by some defense lawyers by now if this was fake.

Pinoy Alumni

OBJECTION! NO BASIS, YOUR HONOR! HEARSAY!

Huwag na kasi gumuwa ng FAIRY-TALE!!!!!!

cdcdrvcr

now i believe na power hungry talaga si noynoy. para lang he can make sure that he gets his way ay he will resort to this type of dirty trick of bribing the senators. even if that will be for the projects of the senators ay bribery pa rin yan. 100 million x 16 is very affordable dahil trillion-trillion piso ang hawak na pera ni noynoy and abad, not to mention yun 100 dollars na foreign aid from sendong

huey_4ph

ARE YOU CORONA’S WIFE CRISTINA. I THINK THERE ARE ONLY TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE MAD WITH PNOY EXCEPT FOR YOUR CHILDREN. LOL. TAKE YOUR ANGER OUT.. NOT HEALTHY.

The Defense Counsels’ strategy is crazy. Now the Senate has to declare them in contempt of court for implying that the Senators can be bribed. Now, they have to disclose the source of the P100M payoff and the leak. Let us see who is telling a lie. My dear Senators do not let the defense counsels weave tales of lies about your integrity.

If the story cannot be supported by an audio or video DVD or USB recordings, it is hearsay. But the dollar account of Corona in BPI AND PSB are unquestionable verifiable documents. Defense Team is hiring the talents Abalos or Bautista-Horn to concoct this for media muddling issues purposes only?

billygunn23

In case some people here don’t understand what’s going on, the former Senator Maceda himself admitted that “gapangan” is not merely a bedtime story. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! The senate’s adherence or defiance of the TRO will make or break the prosecution’s case hence this last minute “gapangan”. Sh*t just got real!

Filipinoflash

wala namang credibility ang depensa. If this is boxing, the defense is just swinging aimlessly hoping madamay ang impeachment process.

In effect the defense wants to discredit the entire process.

Pambubulabog na itong ginawa nila.

http://profile.yahoo.com/SIYO7VMT6J222BD7FAZYQY2MEA Remy

Tol..dahan dahan ka baka pag mulat mo bangkay ka na…

Rightthingtodo

The defense lawyers allegation reminds me of Horn-Bautista…”according to reliable and trusted source, this is the plan”…If the defense, indeed, plan to present it later on, why the objection now? It is not a matter of dictating the defense strategy but the objection is ridiculous and illogical…The rules of court is not intended to spring out surprises to the other party.
I am now beginning to believe that the defense lawyers are not rendering their services pro bono…Why? Because their obdurate defense of Corona goes further than the trial itself by making a baseless and wild accusation…The defense lawyers allowed themselves like an errand boy/girl of Corona or whoever is pulling the strings, acting at his beck and call.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XK62NGHKN2YBEXCPBTY5SMBU3Y Bloodstone

TOLD YOU, I DIDN’T VOTE FOR HIM!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UUKT3KMR3HZPFPTGCWK5XQ2WY Mark

Fack you NoyNoy Aquino!

Walang hiya ka!

Tarantad0! Balasubas! Sira ulo!

The Filipino people are happy that your mother died of a painful death!

I won’t be surprised if Ngoyngoy will resort to such despicable act of bribing the senator judges.
His family’s Hacienda Luisita’s future is at stake in the results of this impeachment. He has the resources to do it. No wonder, he’s actively involved coaching the senators.

Attorney Cuevas has lied before big time about being asked by the Palace to stop representing CJ Corona.

The Defense team, sensing that the Impeachment Senator-judges could disregard the TRO and proceed to expose the truth about Corona huge dollar account in order to help them make their right decision on removing Corona from the office, the defense “think tank” (a bunch of liars) has released another fake news about the 100 millions story.

Assuming such release of 100 millions is true, it shall be definitely an Executive function as required by law for normal Senate business operating fund. The Defense twisted again the fact and spit out more lies from their mouths.

Such kind of irresponsible accusation will only arouse irks from the Senator and the Palace. Those who make up the story should be held liability for libel, and shall be disbarred for violating the integrity of the sworn oath of a lawyer.

this claim is full of non-sense, one way of sowing intrigue and confusion by the losing defense team, another “red herring” from the thief corona’s style of mocking the senate, it will only take a few sentences from the senate impeachment court to not dignify this claim….sobrang walanghiya talaga itong si thief corona at ang kanyang defense team, kung baga sa boksing palagi silang hitting below the belt.

Another Hearsay, these lawyers should be sent to jail for contempt, LOL.

If they have a case then file it, LOL

2rey3

Cuevas lied once and got away with it. The defense is at it again.Shall it get away again? They are getting desperate.

The Senators should cite the defense for contempt as they are being put into a bad light by the defense team of Corona. Even if presuming their tale is true, the mere fact that they released it to the media has already done irreparable damage to the Senate as any decision they make in relation to the TRO will be laced with political or financial undertone. Besides, the fact that CJ Corona has petitioned his colleagues in the Supreme Court to order the Senate to abort the Impeachment trial, it only shows that CJ Corona and his camp will not stop at anything just to destroy the Impeachment Court.What shall the Impeachment do except to order the dismissal of CJ Corona from office? But is it not possible that the recent moves of CJ Corona and his team realizing that they have a lost cause is to bring down the Senate, Congress and the Presidency down with him at the expense of the institution he said he loves which is the Supreme Court? For whom is Corona fighting for?

rsanr

for whom is corona fighting for? of course he is the last card of gma and cohorts and all those justices in hoodlum robes, pinaglalaban niya ang kasamaan and every citizen knows that he is with the devil’s side and has been all the time when he began his association with the leader of the thieves, ‘gma’. parang mafioso style itong mga ito at ginagamit nila ngayon ang kanilang war chest na ninakaw nila sa kaban nang bayan at walang naniniwala na pro bono ang defense team ni thief corona.

GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES !!!!!!!

http://twitter.com/Anton0613 anton

I believe this is true and this really happens in our political set-up. So what else is new? The best thing for the defense to do is to let the prosecution present all the evidences and not dwell on the technicalities and show that Corona is clean. At the moment, what we people see is that Corona misdeclared or underdeclared his properties and bank deposits in his SALNs. He cannot deny about his dollar deposits as it was admitted by the PSBank President that Corona has several account, but there was no dollar deposits in his SALNs no matter the amount of deposits may be. Corona should stop going back to his fellow justices in the SC for TROs and let the impeachment proceedings continue. If it proven that the dollar accounts does not have the amounts as claimed by the prosecution, it will be a big boost to Corona’s defense. But at the moment, we see a DISHONEST Corona.

http://twitter.com/grandpaber mel bercel

Any citizen of a republic may disobey an existing law or lawful order if he feels that he has a valid reason to do so, however he needs to justify why he has to disobey the law in question. The justification for disobedience should be of higher cause than the intention of the law or lawful order in question.

Law: Thou shall not kill. A self defense killer disobeyed this law because he did it for the preservation of his life when he had no other means to preserve his life…self defense. The state violates this law when a convicted multiple murderer is put to sleep forever because his being alive will cause the additional death of people.

Law: Thou shall not steal. A person who is very hungry may take some food that does not belong to him is justifiable if he did it to prevent his eminent destruction and provided what he took is just enough to prevent his physical deterioration.

The secrecy law on foreign currency bank account, is this contitutional or unconstitutional? I say it is conflicting with the other secrecy law on peso bank account. Kung tao lang yan, discriminatory na. The question is if it is applicable in peso account, why is it not applicable with the dollar account? The law tends to favor a particular currency and it is not encompassing, while there is another law that disfavors the legal tender of the nation.

The truth commission to investigate GMA administration was declared unconstitutional base on the logic that it is not encompassing and the supreme court even suggested a remedy to make it constitutional.

On the issue at hand on secrecy law of foreign currency law, there is an urgency to disobey this law for a greater cause, to determine if a person appointed to an office that requires an unquestionable integrity and honesty is fit to remain in office. His continuance in office is a detriment to many pinoys, a miscarriage of justice. The person in question with his strong defiance just proves his disloyalty to the country in the guise of protecting his honor and integrity.

Your honor, you will do a great service to your country by resigning and many people will admire you more and your honor and integrity will continue to be believed because you chose love of country before love of self.

I urge the senator-judges to disregard the TRO and challenge the constitutionality of the secrecy law on foreign currency, because that law is not a reality of the present time.

To cite an example: The constitutionality of anti-miscegenation laws was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1883 case Pace v. Alabama (106 U.S. 583). The Supreme Court ruled that the Alabama anti-miscegenation statute did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. According to the court, both races were treated equally, because whites and blacks were punished in equal measure for breaking the law against interracial marriage and interracial sex. This judgment was overturned in 1967 in the Loving v. Virginia case, where the Supreme Court declared anti-miscegenation laws a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore unconstitutional.

God Bless our Beloved Philippines.

Ulipur

Buti na lang ang mga kalabaw ay di nakakalipad.

Otherwise nagamit na sila ng Defensa na magkalat

Nitong 1.6 Billion Pesos na CRAP.

16 X 100,000,000 = 1,600.000,000 = CRAP MATH.

rcarandong

maybe even the people surrounding noynoy do not anymore agree with his obsession to disobey the tro that they are already turning against him and squealing his dirty tricks. mabuti naman para people are aware. to us catholics, we turn to the church for guidance. and just to spite the church and spite the court, here is noynoy aquino using the power of the purse to get what he wants. mahirap pala sumpungin itong si noynoy – sinasagasaan kahit na sino. siguro kung meron nuclear weapons ang pilipinas ay na -push na nya yun button for spratlys. parang ganun ang paltik nya. pabigla-bigla at walang rason.

aristeosj

before you make any judgment why can’t
you not wait for further verification of the
so-called story from the defense.i am a
catholic myself so please don’t drag

down other catholics with this kind of
comment.

Tony De Los Santos

Expected tactic by the administration from the start.
What do you expect from the administration’s policy of underspending?
Considering all its savings plus all the new taxes imposed on us, Mr. Aquino is awash with cash to burn. Added to this is the fact that next year is an election year; the re-electionists could use the cash.
What better way to use these moneys by buying some Senators off.
This scenario makes more sense than the Prosecution actually standing by its merits on the case.

this look like a desparate move by the defense eh… kasi pag natalo si coronaroyo sabihin gawa ng palasyo, i am not fan of gracenoy and didn’t vote for him. but the way gma, corona etc defense makes one puke….

Here we go again, another diversionary tactic! Corona and his defense team are clearly desperate. First they lied that Malacañan was pressuring Cuevas to resign as defense counsel. Now they are saying that some senators are being bribed by Malacañan. What a bunch of losers and inveterate liars!

tomorrow, if you see a grinning drilon, pangilinan, osmena, pimentel, lacson, trillanes, guingona, et al. ang ibig sabihin ay natanggap na nila ang 100 million nila. maybe, they will also be required to explain why they deserve the 100 million by making little speeches on the floor. kailangan na konting showmanship para deserving of the 100 million

This bit of rumor serves to fire up but fizzles out soon because the source is a figment of one’s imagination.

The timing is bad…pretty bad. By preempting the senators who are alleged to be part of the conspiracy, the defense team has played a bad card. Now, if the Senate impeachment court decides not to open the dollar accounts, who will be the laughing stock? The credibility of the defense lawyers will go down the drain…flushed out.

Actually, the peso accounts say enough already…who needs to know about the dollar accounts? One who is afraid of his own shadow is really a paranoid freak.

aristeosj

agree,ka teban!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UUKT3KMR3HZPFPTGCWK5XQ2WY Mark

F*ck you NoyNoy Aquino!

You are nothing but a piece of sh1t!

Tarantad0! Barumbad0! Sira ulo!

The Filipino people is so glad that your mother died of a painful death!

ITO ANG HINAHANAP MONG KATOTOHANAN:::The truth is that Noynoy wants CJ Corona out in SC to clear obstruction in his desire that Hacienda Luisita will be paid 5 Billion by the government out of 5000 hectares distributed lands to HLI farmers under CARP law. SC’s earlier ruling indicates that only 400 million will be paid to HLI for 5000 Ha. @ the price of 80,000.00 per hectare. SC ruling was correct considering that the HLI lands was suppose to be distributed to the farmers last 1989 as per Agrarian Reform Law. The truth is that Noynoy deceived the heart and minds of the filipino people particularly his supporters w/ CJ Corona’s impeachment by using GMA’s case to justify his propaganda of self righteousness to cove-up his greedy self interest

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NXU2XGAHFDYLAQULE3TMTR6SWU Brando

P10 Billion ang hinihingi. Mali ka.

virgo57

Do some research bro you are out of sync! Billion of pesos are the equivalent of land appraisal.Please use a simple arithmetic and scientific calculator for you to arrive the exact figures.In real sense HLI is not the real issue but of thief justice corona`s accountability, transparency,moral ascendancy where KAPIT TUCORONA have none and practically ZERO.

http://twitter.com/grandpaber mel bercel

Richard, I beg to disagree with all my due respect. Many Pinoys want Corona out. It just happens that PNoy is one of the many Pinoys and presidente ng mga Pinoys. PNoy has good intentions to have good governance however his administration is tainted with some undesirables. No one is perfect. We can politely tell the president who are the undesirables and justify why they are undesirables. Kung petty mistakes lang, huwag natin sayangin ang ating panahon.

Gatdula is now history why, you know why. Thanks and God Bless.

BudzD

told you earlier to read more so you could have another argument other than that hli –that’s not even mentioned in this article, look at the degrading comments by virgo and mel?

It is becoming apparent that the impeachment trial is being brought to the media! Both camps are trying to win the public to their side by issuing press releases damaging bothsides’ credibility! Why not both the prosecution and defense just present their evidence and arguments in writing and let the impeachment court decide? This will save the taxpayers of millions of pesos which can be better spent in alleviating the plight of the poor!

This is reminiscent of Abalos’ and his lawyer’s attempt to discredit Judge Mupas when they told the press that the Judge’s emissaries approached Abalos, asking for P100 million for the Judge. It’s just another Defense’s dirty trick.

A serious charge. But no serious source.
A belief in a cowardly source. And a self-serving stance.
Your announcement is neither acceptable nor believable.

At this stage of the processes, where public and private documents about CJ Corona have been highlighted and made public, only a verifiable explanation can alter the logical course of events.

Anyone with a grudge against this administration can be the ‘source’. Assuming there is a source to begin with. And there is much too many quarters who bear a grudge against this administration.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NXU2XGAHFDYLAQULE3TMTR6SWU Brando

The source was a “Tall Lady” nga e

hustlergalore

tall ba si grace lee? char char lang. LOL

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YAU43R25CAHGNYPHE6HLAM3V6Y Benjamin

short lady nga daw,,baka si gma,,natakasan ang mga bantay,,,,

aristeosj

they bear grudges against this administration
because they were hit by a tsunami of their
own making.these people who bear grudges
against PNoy thought their time of robbing the

country blind will never end.they never learn
from history.

DinngMae

‘They refused to divulge the name of their source but insisted that “he is reliable and trust worthy.”’

After gathering the whole fourth estate in a conference for some grandiloquent announcement, the Corona camp chickened out and refused to name their source. The defense lawyers were so dumb they thought people would swallow hook, line, and sinker a story that they, themselves, refused to authenticate.

Corona got the best lawyers in town but their values stink as they try to detonate a bomb that is bereft of any credibility. They are good in their field but failed in public relations with their outdated antics that made them the laughing stock in an otherwise uneventful Sunday evening.

The defense panel should have named their source and be prepared to fight Malacanang’s iron hand tactic if, taken for granted, their allegation is true. They could even count me in as one of their allies but, sad to say, their spin is hardly convincing.

Oh yes, it was a good copy and major networks, including print and online newsrooms, would pick it up in a day that is considered “dead” by journos. It was a good copy, as far as a copy could go in terms of sensationalism, but it was a bad story as far as plausibility is concerned.

I cannot imagine an array of lawyers would say that their source is “reliable and trust worthy” but got no balls to name him. If what they said is true, then what are they afraid of? If truth is on their side, then it is time to fight for the truth and defeat the “demon” in Malacanang as what they want us to believe.

For all we know, the person who they were referring to as “reliable and trustworthy” could be the same person now the subject of impeachment proceedings, hence, the quotation marks.

aristeosj

for me,these defense lawyers have just
got no credibility or barely at all.they
remind of lawyers who defends known
drug traffickers and other criminals.

i am sorry,but that is what they are to
me.they do not represent the people at
all.anyway,ordinary people can not afford
their services because they are de-
campanilla,

Renato “Huhuhu” Corona has millions not shown in his SALN. He was dishonest in his SALN. According to the Constitution: A Member of the Judiciary must be a person of proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence.

Corona is GUILTY!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YAU43R25CAHGNYPHE6HLAM3V6Y Benjamin

RENATO CORONADO CORONA,,”THE SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR MAN “,,,,ALSO KNOWN AS ” THE SHAMELESS ..CRYING MIDNIGHT THIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED BY A BOGUS PRESIDENT …..

yes,that’s exactly what Pnoy wanted to hide from the public.The Hacienda Luisita issue.He is very quiet about it .He comments about almost anything except about the hacienda.No wonder.

aristeosj

you can never hide Luisita from public.
the thing is Luisita has been rehashed
time and again by people like you when
it is irrelevant to the issue at hand.you

and your group has been trying hard to
connect the two simply because you
have ran out of valid arguments just like
your idol corona.

mekeni62

idol? I don’t think so.I just find it absurd for these eventualities to have happened just because of one greedy man’s selfish motives.If you do not believe that it’s all because of the Hacienda I won’t force you.Just wait when hacienda is handed back to the Cojuangcos and when we will be paying them back the P10B.Valid arguments?I have no group.i work alone.I just comment on articles posted here.It may happen that many sane people are not blinded by this straight path that your boss is peddling.What makes you think Pnoy is doing this for the people.Well,you can defend him for all you want.This is a free country.I’ll just do mine.

Unlike GMA who gave out P.5 M. in cash to the Congressmen & Governors to stop the impeachment complaint against her, wth pictures & the statement of a priest to prove it, PNoy has never been known to have ever bribed anyone for anything. That’s again the paid wrecking crew of GMA & Thief Justice Corona doing a preemptive strike against the Senators in the Impeachment Court. Unfortunately, no one believes them. Corona & his lawyers have lost all credibility. Corona is not saving but is actually destroying the SC by his actions & his lawyers will go down in history as villains protecting an obviously gulity Corona.

I hope that this did not start from the allegations made by ex senator tatad who was the first to come up with this story early this afternoon today. And DinngMae is right. Brilliant lawyers should have better judgment and cannot be taken for a ride by a mere hearsay. Now that this has snowballed, how can these lawyers redeem themselves? They will be cited in contempt by the impeachment court tomorrow and they have just put Corona in a very bad light. The public cannot be easily cowed by just mere hearsay. Well, they can always advise Corona to resign tomorrow! I think this is the only option left for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any proof or just allegations from an undisclosed “trustworthy source”?

Bulalo

true or not… the statement of the defense is a prelude to a walkout once the senate defies the TRO. somehow, this is some sort of a pressure to the senate. a better way of pressing pressure than coercion or bribery.

aristeosj

and you think the senate will pressured
by this kind of stupidity?why would they
walk-out?remember,the trial is under the
jurisdiction of the senate seating as

Impeachment court and NOT under the
SC.

Filipinoflash

Lalong binaon ng depensa ang kanilang mga sarili. Do you think the Senator Judges will take this sitting down?

Anyway, most of the senators are not stupid idiots. They can resist the temptation… not like the 188 tongressmen.

But the likes of Drillon, Lacson and few others are very clear to accept the bribe.

This is the style of Peenoy, bribery using his yellow power..

BudzD

why refuse to name names if the source is reliable and trust worthy?

is this another version of atty cuevas’ pinocchio drama earlier?

on the SALN issue itself mr corona has a lot of explanation to do if one has to compare his to the rulings his colleagues previously made over several cases about it (google: SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall). i don’t know if the supreme court will come up a different ruling if his case is brought to them unless otherwise mr corona and his colleagues twist & interpret the law again through technicalities to favor the chief justice lies and dishonesty!

Mali naman ang title nitong story. It should read “alleges” rather than “bares” as that’s what these really are, just allegations, with the defense lawyers not presenting any proof. As usual they quote “reliable & trustworthy sources.” Just like their “Put little girl to sleep” allegation that Horn announced & was just quietly forgotten. Are Thief Justice Corona & his lawyers that desperate that they resort to peddling lies to defend the indefensible? Let’s hope the Impeachment Court defies that SC TRO. I people power na ang SC at remove all those Arroyo Justices & cleanse the Courts of all the corrupt officials & employees.

http://profile.yahoo.com/S74XKMOHSXF5PMR6IGIVVUEVHA Phil Phil

Inquirer please qualify your headlines with proper tags, as mentioned this is an allegation so don’t be a judge, jury, and executioner, put “allegation” properly where necessary.

There is no difference between you and a chismis tabloid if you’re sense of realism is blurred too.

The P100M charge is a filthy stain,a blemish on the sterling career of Justice Cuevas! Even a misfortune at the twilight of the gentleman/grandfather glorious impeachment performance/career-until that P100M-Club Filipino press conference.Is the good justice still in control?

Filipinos need evidence from the defense panel not hordes and blockades in SC-Padre Faura,and press conferences.We deserve the best from Justice Cuevas,not garbage from his team, and spokespersons! Nevertheless,we wish Justice Cuevas the best of health!

malacanang underestimated the loyalty of the people in their midst. nasusuka na siguro na mga dirty tricks nila so nag-squeal na. in panic mode na uli si noynoy dahil even the church is telling him to respect the ruling on banks. definitely, billion billion piso ang gagalaw bukas.

jojoandrada

My information is another ‘little lady’ apprached the defense lawyers about the plan to pay off the senators Php 100 million to defy the TRO. She also identified a Banco Filipino dollar account from where the money to pay off the senators will come from. Mwahahaha !

Nice try defense team.. but is this your take on trial by publicity?! pathetic hypocrites.. I thought you lawyers are supposed to be more cautious in accusing without backing it up with solid evidence.. DO NOT TRY TO DIVERT THE PEOPLE’S ATTENTION.
If you believe you client, Renato Corona, is truly innocent, then I challenge him to disclose all of his accounts in order to enlighten the public.. I think everyone of us should contribute in making this country a progressive country, so don’t be Corona.. Disclose your accounts already..

don don

the power of 10 billion pesos nga naman (the hacienda luisita) and the family face is at stake…………. the government is screwed again and again with the people’s money to wipe out the remaining obstacle (the supreme court) under the banner of “matuwid na daan”…..buti na lang ang pinoy sanay sa hirap… you deserved what you vote for… as if jobs and opportunity will improve if they convict cj corona… hello! wake up! only the rich 1% of the population will benefit…. unless manalo ka ng lotto……

Pathetic!!! This is the same line used by the lawyer of Abalos against Judge Mupas! These idiocy resulted to by the Lawyers of Darkness is sheer desperation. Its a freakin no brainer!!! Why the TRO, why not outright conviction???

The orchestrators (and we know who you morons are) of these vain attempts at obfustications should wake up from a dream and realize that they are no longer living inside the Goblin’s Enchanted Kingdom.

To the Defense: I object to your inanities! I object most vehemently to your blatant disregard of common decency!

rnoldrmada

This is a bombshell and if true, the president could be sititng soon where Corona is right now. And what is troubling is the Palace did not refute this allegation. Has the president gone jelly-brained because he’s smitten over girl young enough to be his daughter? WTF is he thinking?
The president initiated this impeachement and to resort to bribery is a sign of desperation to nail Corona by all means. A true Machiavellian wa.

magsasakasanayon

the operating words are “if true.” but without proof to back up the allegations, it’s just gossip. and you are wrong. the palace already reacted.

LO AND BEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!daang matuwid hah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS CHEAPER TO BRIBE 16 SENATONGS TO GET BACK HASYENDA LUISITA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the difference 1.6 billion compared to payment of the hasyenda of 10bilyon. this is truly daang matuwid !!!!!!!! TIME TO MARCH IN THE STREETS AND GET RID OF THESE SENATONGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!. WHERE R THE BISHOPS TO SUPPORT MASS ACTIONS? WHERE ARE THE REFORMED THE ARMED FORCES? WHERE IS BRO MIKE VELARDE TO STRAIGHTEN THE PATH OF TRUTH?

I just wonder what the Filipino mafia Arroyo, Corona et al. are cooking behind the scenery,,, another Aquino assassination?

http://profile.yahoo.com/S74XKMOHSXF5PMR6IGIVVUEVHA Phil Phil

Why resort to tactics like these? This is an open pro-active public smear campaign against the Judges of their very own case where they are the defendants (nasasakdal). Ordinary courts would immediately hold in contempt lawyers who smears the judge. This is totally out of order from the Defense side. These are prominent senator politicians with mandate from the people, power and clout and money likewise this would backfire on you De Campanillas. I think the “campanillas” went off in your heads and you became paranoids instead of seeking justice through the court. You are being given due process and you blew it.

Defense you are directly and openly challenging a fistfight from the voters, supporters, fan clubs, of these Senators all over the country because of your desperation. You however are cheerleaders of the big corporate interests, elitists, lobbyists, who cares NOTHING about the plight of the ordinary poor people but only your fat wallets, who have cases pending in the Supreme Court.

The defense lawyers of Corona better prove their allegations other wise this will backfire on their faces.
Clear sign of desperation of the defense. We all know squid tactics never work.
The defense should show the dollar accounts instead but we all know that they will hide it.
Busted !

Last ditch attempt by the defense team to find a hole for Corona to escape justice, it won’t work.

As for the TRO – The Supreme Court gave up its right to issue a TRO in support of Corona on the day it declared a holiday as a visible sign of their bias for Corona. They are now impotent as a judicial body on this case.

Obviously, the defense is in a desperate situation to regain public opinion. It’s futile and the more it backfires on them. At the end of the day, most people agree that Corona must be removed.

The senators will bow to the people and not to anybody. The TRO will be ignored. Otherwise, the wrath of the people will be felt in the coming elections by each senator who sides with the TRO or Corona.

After all, this has turned to be the trial of each senator. It’s not anymore the trial of Corona, who is already considered by the people as far from being fit as a judge and much less as chief justice.

ETONG SI PINKY LACSON TALAGANG GARAPAL ANG PAGKABADING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he has something to benefit from this bribe. cannot run for re election so why not get the money and use it to shut up his case in dacer corbito. mr senatong how come up to now u never admitted in public where you hide?

This is a serious allegation as serious as that of the $700,000 deposit of CJ Corona. If the defense has proof or anything similar to that provided by the “little lady”. I believe they should bring their evidence out and use them to file necessary charges.

The problem with the defense is that they are very consistent in their stance. And this is to suppress the truth. They are preventing details of Corona’s dollar accounts be known; they do not want to bring out also any evidence when they make allegation. They always say they will do so on the proper time. I guess what they mean the proper time is when the impeachment is stopped and when it is the Supreme Court the one already hearing the complaints against the CJ.They must be hallucinating.

cdcdrvcr

smooth operator talaga si ochoa and noynoy. they know when to use the billion-billion pesos at their disposal. dont forget your bloggers as they are doing a good job of damage control.

Are these honchos really top lawyers of our country who does nothing but crap!! Who they think will believe them. They’ve damaged their careers and whatever credibility is left associating with the Thief Justice of the Dollar Account.

From another reliable source who requested aninimity, he squealed on the 100million offer, because he was not given his due…as the go-between. The man was extremely insulted when was just offered a chicken hmburger …wala pang soft drink. Imagine , he rues, on the sense of proportion this offeror made. Actually he claims the initial offer was 200 million each but the 23 gentlemen in an unofficial caucus felt that the amount – which could total 4.6 billion – was unnessary as 100 million each is enough for the moment and the next tranch of another 100 million each will be given during their birthdays.

calgary2526

yeah! i guess he wold have kept his mouth shut if he was offered, perhaps, an angus beef borjer instead

calgary2526

This recent expose..hohum… could be true, could be not,but one thing is certain and that is CORONA IS ONE BIG LIAR! proof of which can be found in his assets which were not declared in his SALN, and that does not even include the supposedly 5 foreign accounts stashed in the same bank.

LIFT THE TRO!!!

aFilipino

Yep, LIFT THE TRO!!!

crawler73

this is a typical defense strategy … poisoning the minds of the public to gain sympathy and also playing with the media … if you’re going to call for a news conference – you better be prepare to present evidence … without evidence it is HERESAY … and we all know that heresay does not hold ground as an evidence in the court of law …

robertcarino

SC has already ruled and cleared Lacson in the case. so what are you saying?

and the real bullshitting has begun ! if you can’t convince them confuse them. if you can’t win it bullshit your way out of it.

hustlergalore

sounds familiar. very gloria ang tactics.

you know. spread lies one after another. so that people would not know the truth anymore.

LOL

Janch

LIARS. LIARS.

The defense’s answer to the prosecution’s “small lady.” The battle before the court of public opinion is indeed getting more exciting.

They have taken a very big gamble here. To accuse Malacanang of even attempting to bribe the senators, is to put suspicion and doubt on the senators votes from now own until the end of the trial. They are putting pressure on the senators now probably because they feel the senate is not going to budge on dollar accounts issue. Talk about act of desperation!

The defense is grasping at straws. It must be the little girl waking up from sleep and finding out that Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and his fellow justices can not,put him back together again. Now it’s scorched earth warfare. Mutually assured destruction if her loyal servant goes.

aSwedishguy

“This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of Kenobi, and will soon see the end of the rebellion.”

Wow and wow. The source, is this the same person that apparently talked to Cuevas last week ago? Oh that is right, Cuevas said that he lied on that story. So are they telling the truth now, or this is still part of the same story(lie)? What they are trying to do, is to make the senators who will vote against the TRO look like they are doing it for money. You gonna love these lawyers oh I mean liars. And these are the same kind of people that suppose to interpret the law? the constitution? The country is SCREWED.

to add about suhulan. The criminal P26B tax evasion case against Lucio Tan was dismissed by judge Ruiz for you know the reason what, please as ms solita monsod.

we have to admit we have a culture of suhulan. we cannot correct this malady if we deny it. in problem solving101, the first step is to recognize the problem. once we know the problem then and only then when we can think of possible solutions or mitigations.

a public servant should act on a service request to the best of his ability because it his duty to do so. it is wrong to not to act or to not do his best because he has not received any gantipala yet or expect no gantinpala for the service he is going to do. bago umusad the ‘SOP’ must be followed. CORRUPT PO ito.

it is a different story when the one who has been given an outstanding service by the service provider to tip the servicer as an appreciation for a job well done. if the giver thinks of this as a padulas, he is guilty of bribery. if the service provider expects a tip for his job well-done, then he is corrupt. but when things are done out of duty and respect then this is i believe is the normal. if the service provider thinks it is not good to accept the tip because it will set a precedent, then he is acting with good judgement as he might be thought of accepting gratuity for doing a job. this is just my philosophic thought if one believes, well and good. if one disagrees, well and good pa rin.

What is acceptable now is despised later, likewise, what is not acceptable in the past is acceptable now. ika nga weather weather lang yan.

It is much cheaper than GMA’s 10 billion pesos used to pay the defense team to defend herself, CJ Corona; including the bribe to various government officials and for-hired demonstrators.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S2UQGGNN35EUOBNX4N5OBIBDUM Kromuel

I think strategy to para yung senator judges will vote in favor of them, baka kasi mamarkahan sila na nabayaran. The lawyer should be charged accordingly dahil sa blatant accusation na ito, pag hindi pinursue ng Malacanang to for further investigation, I will start to take a look at it with more credibility. Lets see.

Desperate situations need desperate moves. All foundations have already been laid down, i.e., the tro on the dollar deposits, they claim they are not getting a fair trial, the tro to stop the impeachment all together, and now this 100m claim!! Why is the defense so afraid to have the dollar accounts opened? Next move…. Defense will walk out of the impeachment court!!

oracle888

There is a saying that “The truth will set you free.”

I would say it to CJ Corona that, “The truth will set you to the prison.”

The longer Corona stays in office, the deeper he gets in the muck. The final order for him to resign is not yet forthcoming from the camp of his master- Gloria and Mike. Clearly Corona looks every inch a defeated man who lost a battle even before it started. His constant weeping and head bowing is a picture of a man wanting to break free from the shackels not of the impeachment trial but from subservience to his Arroyo masters.

What a revelation! See, where and what utmost hatred and vengeance can bring Mr. Pnoy? Mr. Pnoy is stubbornly obssessed that with 40% of the votes cast in the last election he thinks he now has the country on his fingertips. The Aquinos of Tarlac are just as evil as most landlord in this country. Here’s a landlord-president who uses and manipulates the bumiputras in this land for his glory, and only to stab them at the back when he’s done with them. It’s probably in the DNA; his father Ninoy did the same with the Huks of Central Luzon. Now Mr. Pnoy even wants to manipulate the Constitution. I think, I really don’t care now if this country puts Mr. Pnoy in a huge monument.

hustlergalore

pro-left si pnoy di ba.
makakomunista.
makakaliwa.

LOL

magsasakasanayon

what revelation? anyone can make an allegation. proving the allegation, now that is another story. and what is this stupidity about manipulating the constitution? how, pray tell, in heaven’s name can you manipulate a constitution? almost all aquino critics are mumbling idiots. thank god they are just a handful.

Touch_Me_Nuts

Mr Pnoy is better off standing tall in a monument. This country will be at peace. Entiende pendejo? Idiots cannot stand criticisms.

rcarandong

akala siguro ni noynoy, the defense will just keep quiet. hindi sukat akalain ni noynoy na some people will say it like it is. 100 million x 23 taken from the 68 billion annual fund audit free of noynoy is peanuts basta mabalik lang sa kanya si luisita hacienda.

baks_boyet

Hacienda is to be sold 10Billion at its Maximum selling price. If the Defense accusation is true, it looks like PNoy is lost for about 58Billion? Have you noticed that?

anodawateglow

Corona and his defense team are sinking more and more with this propaganda. Who will believe on this?? Not even the elementary students of far flung areas will tell to Corona’s face that he is lying big time. The real liar here is Corona and it was evidenced by multi-million bank deposits and numbers of undeclared properties.

The only good thing that Corona has is that he still got blind followers. You can see them through rallies organized by religious (INC and bishops) people, and his paid supporters who couldn’t see between the good and bad deeds of Corona.

Nancy you said “For the defense, they will not said anything without basis”. Did you really mean that? Were you born yesterday? You know these are all lawyers meaning liars, they will say and do everything because they are paid to defend their cliant.

Will we believe the100m allegation? He deliberately and intentionally lied in his SALN. He will just keep on lying again. The defense is already beginning to believe their own lies!! Ok, stop the impeachment. Let the BIR and ALMC run after him. Al Capone was imprisoned for tax evasion, not for the murders they have committed!!

neverwint3r

it’s time for el shaddai, the iglesia ni cristo and the cbcp to unite and prevent the supreme court from becoming a puppet of malacanang-the same way congress is now.
now they want the other 8 justices impeached so abnoy can appoint his own men and have supreme control of the country.

kaya pala even if obviously corrupt itong si ochoa, imagine a 40 million mansion in less than a year in office, ay ka-close ni noynoy- bagman pala. tomorrow ay magpapamudmud ng 100 million per senator si noynoy so the senators will vote against the tro.

This is Over Acting or OA, remember there are 23 senators and will amount to 2.3 billion pesos, that is big amount of money. It will definitely show, you cannot hide such a huge amount. 100 million this will also affect the assets of the senators and how can you give this pay-off just like that, put them in brown envelope? and distribute them to the senators? oh my that is a big amount of money, you cannot easily hide it.

I think the Defense where lost this time.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S2UQGGNN35EUOBNX4N5OBIBDUM Kromuel

The act itself is unconstitutional. LOL, its a ploy most probably unless a real witness is presented.

hindi naman nancy siguro ang pangalan nyan talaga kundi nonsense. peace nancy, i still believe your right to say what you yourself believe. but be liberal to the others opposed to your own beliefs, too!

nice try. for mass action to succeed, you should have a better reason. a far greater reason. and this time around, the people are smarter than you think. lessons from two people power events of the past. have faith to your countrymen. you just dream on. why not advise your patron Corona to walk away with his hundreds of thousands of dollars.

filipinaskoh

The defense are already losing in this battle and they are using dirty tactics. Last Thursday many senators are already expressing their opinion regarding the TRO and they are finding ways on how to get rid of it.

How about Villar? he is already rich, do you think he still need 100 million in exchange for his integrity which was almost lost in last election, how about Enrile his total assets is already at 10 billion or more, through all these years Enrile was able to leap out from being a Marcos crony and was able to build integrity for himself, will he destroy it for 100M.
The amount is too -too much that is 2.3 billion not easy to hide

Kung pera lang pag uusapan merong sapat na pondo ang President funds and these will be used in case of emergency cases.Like in the case of Imp. trial.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CRBW2RJR4WNWVIDZVSCLFQK4KQ Spike

PUTRESKA PNOY ABNOY KA TALAGA !!

AKALO KO SI KRIS ANG BLACK SHEEP NG PAMILYA– IKAW PALA ABNOY

TGM_ERICK

hahahaha!!!!!1

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_46H3IYYJB73LCABPKWOE4TMBWM daniel

love mo si kris

cogito728sum

Why was Cuevas absent from this gathering of young lawyers? Because his conscience would not tolerate him to lie twice? What has become of our legal profession, our legal procedures? I thought that those who accuse someone of wrongdoing has the legal and moral burden to prove their allegations. Yet these so-called young lawyers are shifting the burden to those they claim to be dangling the bribes?

They better bring out whoever informed them of this despicable act and prove it, fairly and truthfully, before the court of public opinion or they suffer the total disgrace and condemnation of the whole legal community. This accusation, if unproven, will show the extent of damage Corona has done not just to the judiciary but to the legal community, quite the contrary of his avowed personal advocacy of forming a high moral and ethical standard in the legal profession, especially among young lawyers from whose ranks these young counsels belong.

I feel sorry for these young lawyers because of their zealousness to save the thick hide of their client who has no scruples, they have resorted to this dirty tactic casting doubt on a fair and independenct but unfavourable judgement forthcoming to their client.

On the other hand, and in fairness to these young lawyers, we have to give them the benefit of the doubt for if what they are claiming is true, then we are faced with another problem, that of a leader who, believing that he enjoys the unconditional support of the people, becomes overbearing, intolerant of dissent, and turns what started as statemanship into tyranny a condition this President can ill afford if only in memory of his parents.

68 billion yearly pork for the president without audit. in the name of hacienda luisita ay kahit gawin ng 500 million per senator ay go yan kay noynoy rather than minumulto sya ng mga lolo at lola nya for losing the hacienda.

ochoa is the bagman of noynoy when it comes to business contracts.
puno is the bagman of noynoy when it comes to jueteng.

thus 100 million x 23 is nothing.

batchmatters

charge ochoa too if he is corrupt! otherwise, support your allegations. ochoa while serving as QC administrator was known to be a clean guy who relished accomplishing things in a quiet manner – walang korupsion sa buto sa madaling sabi, but i can be wrong.

pcosmachine

WHAT DO BENJAMIN “BURJER” ABALOS, LOLO SERAFIN CUEVAS AND THE CORONA DEFENSE TEAM HAVE IN COMMON?

THEY ARE ALL LIARS WHO LIKE TO MAKE UP STORIES ABOUT THE AQUINO ADMINISTRATION EITHER BRIBING THEM OR THEIR LAWYERS WHEN THEY CANNOT SHOW OR PUT UP ANY PROOF OR EVIDENCE. IT IS THEIR TACTIC TO DIVERT THE ATTENTION FROM THEM.

I have nothing against Mr. Corona, I dont even know him, i’ve been living here in california for the past 30 yrs, but my concern is the way the justice system works especially the Supreme Court it is too bad.
We have a double standard kind of justice system in our beloved country which should be stopped. HAVE PITY ON OUR NEXT GENERATION, if this is our system for the future generation, would you be happy hah,. THE DEFENSE PANEL or those that is supporting Corona…..I believed that YOU just REFUSED to understand the OBVIOUS EVIDENCE PRESENTED because you gain something or you are benefitting from him or that has link to him like gloria

DurangoJoe

Purely fishing expedition ito ng defense. Why would anybody dangle a P100 million to a pro Corona senator? There is no logic to this. Sinong Senator ang tataggap niyan?This is the worse of the worse defense. Naubusan na ng bala ang defense. Hocus-focus defense na ang ginagawa nila. First Cuevas said somebody tried to pressure him to quit the defense team and denied it. Now somebody is offering P100 million to a pro-Corona senator. They should name the pro Corona senators then, otherwise they are just trying to sabotage the impeachment trial.

These are supposed to be topnotch lawyers? Can they not reduce their legal opponents just by going through the books they burn midnight candles during their study days to learn how to tangle in courts? Do they really need to engage in rumors than proving their opponents are no better than them?

Senators will challenge the defense loudmouths to present their witnesses. Otherwise they’ll be held in contempt of court.

ITO ANG NANGYAYARI SA DEPENSA:

In the end, defense is just trying to divert attention from Corona apparent guilt.
Of course sila mismo hindi sure kung mag-wo-work ito.
But they ahve to do somewthing. Wether it will owrk or not– they have to do something to avert or prolong the ienvitable fate of their client Corona.
HIndi ba nung naglabasan na ang mga mabibigat na ebidesya kay Corona sabi ni Tranquil (yung madaldal na defense attorney) — “What else can we do?”
In short wala na silang magagawawng defense kaya nagpapaputok na lang ng issue.

ITONG MANGYAYARI IN THE END:
Corona is finished. Behind the scene he is already being pressured already to resign even by those who previously side with him. He cannot anymore be procl;aimed innocent. The evidence is overwhelming. Kaya nangugugulo na lang siya. The question now is who else will he drag down with him. If the INC allows to be used by him or by Cuevas then they will have to risk falling with Corona. This is a test for the unseasoned and poilitcal newbies that succeeded the INC founder, Erano Manalo

reneboy726

SENATORS DON’T BE AFRAID, SOME OF YOU HAVE THE BALLS, DON’T YOU?….REMEMBER YOU ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHEREAS THEY ARE JUST APPOINTED BY A FAKE PRESIDENT AND WHERE IS THIS FAKE PRESIDENT NOW…….THERE LOCKED-UP AT VMMC AND SOON TO BE IN JAIL

P100M bribe per senator.???? How stupid can they be if that’s true? Malacanang knew that there were senators/judges are “NOT” with/for them….If they bribe with that amount why only settle for TRO …they should bribe for total win….Full of lies and deception. Let GO defense team.

Its totally ridiculous, this accusation. Why would Noynoy give 100 million to those senators who are already his? Doesn’t make sense. Does he have to pay Drilon, Kiko, etc??
And then, regarding those who are not his… is it not ridiculous to even think about giving Meriam , Joker, and Bongbong 100 million? It does not make sense at all.

No Offense

very good point!

http://twitter.com/grandpaber mel bercel

hindi lang very good point…..very very very very good good point po. it is their allocation to use for the people, why do call it suhol. what we should do is be vigilant if this money will be used for the right and worthy cause. sasabihin lang na irerelease ang allocation, kukurakutin na.

I don’t know…. these are young men and women with very bright futures in front of them. They are not washed-up trapos. With such grave accusations, there must be at least a semblance of truth in it for them to bet their whole lives and futures like that.

Pera? I don’t think so. Hindi naman naghihirap ang mga yan.

http://profile.yahoo.com/IINM3FQNVR4FODKEHAAQ4ILYCQ Karl

Look at Cuevas’ accusations. Where is the semblance of truth? Siguro dahil matanda na siya then it voids my arguments. Hahaha.

Pork barrel is actually allocated for infrastructure construction and maintenance and it is in the annual national appropriations act. If the pork barrel has not been issued, it means that the senator or the congressman has not presented RFPs of his/her proposed projects. It is pre-allocated for the district, in case of the congressmen and for senators they are free to initiate or maintain certain programs of their choices.

sagbotgamot

napaka obvious naman…. clearly, a desperate move from the defense. let us see what happens next.

Pogi

If Only their is a Brotherhood or Organization that their objective is
to dissolved the lower house and the senate.Create 24 members of
congress only(required member’s asset is 1 million pesos,no pork barrel
is allowed).

Remove the current justice system and replace it with much simplier and
accessible to poor people.Not slow pace just like the sentencing of
Visconde Massacre which will take years and years to have a decision.

Take all the assets of people who have enriched themselves by
unexplained wealth using Gov’t funds and loans from foreign
institution.And if found guilty just shoot them in the head.

Take all the formerly gov’t assets which has been privatized,sold and taken by cronies and politician.

Moratorium on Foreign and domestic loans.

etc….

Maybe their is hope?

indiosbravos2002

Easier said than done. Mapaalis lang nga si corona hirap na.

jurbinsky77

Nazi Party and the Communist Party of Mao Tse Tong did what you posted. I don’t know if by the end of the reformation, there will be no Politburo with privileges like private dacha, elite education for their children and cars for him and his family.
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge also tried cleansing their society only to find themselves the primary human rights violators.

pcosmachine

THE DEFENSE TEAM IS SENSING A GUILTY CONVICTION FOR THIEF JUSTICE CORONA WITH OR WITHOUT THE DOLLAR ACCOUNTS AND THAT IS WHY THER ARE IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DIVERT THE ATTENTION FROM THEM TO ANOTHER ISSUE.

THE CORONA DEFENSE TEAM IS ON A SUICIDE WATCH!!

Guest

Maybe votes from Pro-Noynoy senator, but as far as impeachment trial is going, wala pang naipanalong argumento ang prosecution, so this is the last ditch of Pnoy to bribe senator to vote against TRO.

mga mentally challenged talaga itong mga yellow army ni abnoy. why in the world will he need to bribe all of them when he only needs those who are undecided?

if you’re watching the impeachment at least 10 to 11 are on abnoys side(including the LP senators and those in majority bloc). another 10 are undecided and only about 2 to 3 are probably leaning to corona’s.

they only need a simple majority to decide to challenge the supreme court, which means only a couple or so needs to be bribed.

Hey_Dudes

Are these defense lawyers implying – Benigno C. Aquino whom Joker Arroyo and Miriam Defensor Santiago had called OJT and student council governance can also be bought for P100 million in spite of their blusters and non stop tirades against the president? I can believe that Lapid, Revilla, Honasan and maybe Sotto can be bought but Enrile…Marcos….? These lawyers must be running out of option.

Common “Jose Roy”, prove your accusation of this P100 million, an ordinary people already knew of your delaying tactics, but the Presiding Officer (Sen. JPE) of the Impeachment Court will for sure ask your team to prove this, otherwise you will be dealt with accordingly. If your client has nothing to hide in his bank accounts, then what are you afraid of???

There will be a good reason for me to watch the televised Impeachment Trial and watch the Impeachment Court scold the defense of their malicious charge to make a twist in the presentation of the evidences against their client…..

Naks. Scripted talaga ang press con. Lahat ng lawyers may kopya ng script. LOL.If the defense team claims that the CJ will open his dollar accounts why doesn’t he just give permission for impeachment court to inquire into them.

If there is smoke, there is fire. If this is indeed true, Philippine democracy is heading to the doldrums. And as one psychic has boldly predicted, P’noy will not finish his term. He does not have the finesse of a real statesman – pumapatol!

Daang matuwid – straight to the bank with porkbarrel and other bribes c/o malacanang

http://twitter.com/MarLouWang Marlou Wang

hi Spike: Ikaw… biglang liko… sabay khanthot. LOL LOL LOL!!!!!

anoba123

AN ACT OF DESPERATIONS BY THE DEFENSE TEAM!!!! They know better that the Filipino people will NOT buy their bait. Its a shame, these defense atty’s act like irresponsible uneducated people trying to defend a man whose integrity had been lost by having unexplainable wealth while working as a chief justice.

tonyoks

Reliable or not, we believe the information. If you don’t want to believe us because we cannot name the source, I tell you that once we give you our word, we will stand by it,” he added.
Reliable or not???

All those lawyers who took part in the presscon should resign na. They just angered a lot of people by concocting these lies. They are trying to damage the rep of the senate and the president. Dont they realize that this will not help their client one bit.

Cuevas, who was not in the presscon, should have thought of a better strategy. Unless, wala na control lolo mo at si Corona na nagaaprove neto.

metronomy,
if prof cuevas reads your blog, he will thunder ” no basis, your honor”
and enrile will order you “metronomy, reform your blog”
gets mo, what the defense is saying is hearsay, no basis, irrelevant, immaterial, inadmissible etc etc etc you should have learned from your idol cuevas
also ask yourself who brought the case to SC to invite constitutional crisis.
cuevas would have ridiculed you again and declare you “out of order”

noeltabaz2

It seems that the defense team of CJ Corona has nothing to present as solid defense except by circulating rumors or relying on gossips. If what the defense is saying is true, then why can’t they make public the identity of their source.

It is very easy for anyone to give such accusation without stating the source in the disguise of anonymity. Say for example, I say that “according to my source who requested not to be identified that there was no truth on the defense panel’s accusation. It was just designed to deceive and gain public sympathy.

For people to believe what you are saying… IDENTIFY YOUR SOURCE.

It may be true that the panel has a source who just fabricated the story. In this case, the defense’s defense is GOSSIP.

Hey_Dudes

Do you guys and gals suspect another T R O in the works citing this new ‘TSISMIS’ hatched by defense lawyers? T R O suspending the impeachment hearing until they find the source of this virus????

noeltabaz2

The defense panel of CJ Corona must realize by now that Filipinos are not gullible to take as gospel truth their accusation without identifying their source.

1mainstream2

the defense lawyers appears to have no limits to what they are willing to do for their
incredible client. an accusation should be evidence-based. they should reveal their source,
otherwise their story will remain as it is — a gimmick

In all fairness, the credibility of Aquino is way higher than Corona’s. Thus, the Filipinos will not believe stories like this. Wasted effort, really, it only aggravates Corona’s burden.

Neal Caffrey

Why, who are the Filipinos by the way? Those who don’t believe BSA are no longer Filipinos? I am A Filipino, but I don’t believe him.

reneboy726

this time, there is no way na magresign si Mr. Corona buti pa sana before the start of the impeachment bakit kamo…. corona is in a NO-WIN situation, kahit saan siya pumunta ngayon madadale siya.
IF HE CAN’T PROVE HIS WEALTH TIGOK SIYA SA PAGKA CJ AT KAHIYAHIYA NA SIYA……
BUT IF HE CAN PROVE HIS WEALTH madadale naman siya ng TAX EVASION, in the long run tigok din siya sa pagka cj and the government will file criminal charges for tax evasion maiilit lahat ang ari arian niya.

The defense story parallel this one: Marquez was interviewed by DZMM, was asked if he is gay, he then proceed to tell his family life and how he work late at the office. Now you know why he is a staunch defender of Corona.

The Senators, sitting as impeachment court, don’t have to be bribed to go against the TRO issued by the SC. The SC has no jurisdiction over the impeachment court.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GLLLMBSX5AMH3KQSHIIRQQYRGM milo go

This proceeding are getting out of control and are being tried in the media and the impeachment court under the Senate should take control of it. this is damaging all our institutions and the senate should place a “gag” order(keep their mouth shot) for the defense and prosecution not to talk the media or anybody anymore. The government officials from the President all the way down and BISHOPS should refrain from making statements including the Supreme Court clerk Midas and witnesses to the trial. For the sake of the republic the Senate being representative of the People should make a blanket order prohibiting anybody to talk to anybody until the conclusion of the proceedings. NOW THE LAWYERS THEMSELVES ARE ACTING LIKE MOBS including other religious organizations. We cannot disregard the undue influence of outside forces on this proceedings. ” A boxing match looks better than what we are seeing now in the impeachment of corona, at least the referee is in control and the judges are given a chance to “see” (hear) and made their decision at end of match”. Anybody found to be in violation of this order is in CONTEMPT Of the court and dismissed from the proceedings. We do not need spin “doctors” from both sides on these proceedings outside, there is enough information from the public to see during the proceedings. Failure to do this will bring chaos in the system.

Palparan – I will surrender if they charge me in court.
GMA – I am suffering from “life-threatening” illness
Fat Arroyo – I did not own those helicopters
Cuevas – The Palace has asked me to abandon the Corona defense team
Abalos – Judge Mupas want 100 million from me to drop the charges
Corona – I have nothing to hide

Noynoy – I have nothing to do with the impeachemt of Corona by the Congress
Tupas – I did not release to the media regarding Corona’s 45 properties
Noynoy – I will follow the Constitution
Noynoy – I will forllow the Supreme Court’s decision to distribute Hacienda Luisita

Hoy, defense lawyers, don’t you know the rule on hearsay? Do you have any senator who will stand to testify or confirm your allegations? Why don’t you name your sources? If you refuse, why should the people believe you?

a1phantom

the name of the source is probably the same source of the prosecution who
1) gave the accounts of Corona
2) released the confidential memorandum of the World Bank
3) told De Lima that GMA is seeking asylum in a foreign country

Neal Caffrey

In the same flow of thought, why would the people believe the allegations of the prosecutors when they can’t also name the “lil lady”?

alex_pastor

PRESIDENT AQUINO, SIR, please surround yourself with EXCELLENT advisers. SPECIALLY those with dissenting views. WAG yung puro YES sir na advisers, lalo na yung destructive yung politics. Yung mga advisers that understand and follow the constitution and rule of law, WILL DO good and will make you look good.

Majority of the PH people voted for you because of our respect for your late parents, heroes of our generation. NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES. Please forget those promises as it is politically destructive.

These are the country’s top lawyers? Come out in the public accusing the highest office of the land based on hearsay? Would it be too much of a bother for you guys to get some sort of evidence?

Reliable or not we believe?

Lagot kayo kay JPE. Lakay will not take this seating down…

Janch

tsismis lang daw. pero paninindigan nila. LOL.

Mas inaabangan ko si Miriam.

indiosbravos2002

These lawyers just made the stupidiest ,move in their careers. Im sorry but you cant fight Malacanang head on. Unless, they are provoking PNOY to take action so as to divert atention or create other issues that will defilect public attrntion from the impeachment.

As if the S.C. T R O on the dollar account is not repulsive enough, defense lawyers exploded another bomb on the very eve of the senator’s caucus on what to do with the issue? With this latest jab at the senator’s chins – it may have just sealed the deal on letting all chambers firing at will today in the hearing. Is this a smart thing to do on the part of the defense?

with the 68 billion in yearly unaudited funding of noynoy, aba ay can afford ni noynoy to bribe the senators with 100 million x 23. kaya panonoorin ko talaga si drilon, osmena , pangilinan ang the others who will surely deny it but this will be given away by their grin and speeches

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2IVQ73OMP56ND6MOBMYGUXWR3I Wilson

This story about the P100 million payoff offer sounds too incredible to be true. PNoy may honestly believe that Corona’s departure from the Supreme Court will be a boon to his administration, but I much doubt that PNoy and his advisers are too telescopically dumb to resort to such a means. The burden of proof rests on the defense who made the allegation against Malacanan. Until this is proven to be true, PNoy deserves the benefit of the doubt.

are you sure you know what youre talking about? first, there’s such a thing as anti wire tapping law. second, the president is not the one undergoing an impeachment trial.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2IVQ73OMP56ND6MOBMYGUXWR3I Wilson

Phantom and Neal: To subpoena bank and communication records and other pertinent evidence is part of the system of law I’m defending. It’s called due process. In the meantime, let’s not storm the Bastille and roll out the guillotine for either Aquino or Corona before the process plays out in the Senate.

Neal Caffrey

“Until this is proven to be true, PNoy deserves the benefit of the doubt.”

I believe same logic of yours applies to Corona as well.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2IVQ73OMP56ND6MOBMYGUXWR3I Wilson

That’s the point I’m trying to make, Neal. On this allegation, it is not PNoy’s constitutional obligation to prove that he did NOT make the alleged P100 million offer to senator-judges friendly to the Aquino administration as much as it is not Corona’s obligation to prove that he does NOT possess ill-gotten wealth. I do not believe in a system of justice that lynches a man first and establishes his guilt later.

neverwint3r

well bribery or not, we all know where this is going. i’m going to bet that the senate will ignore the TRO and challenge them.

i mean, whats the supreme court going to do? send the marines? haha they’re helpless. do you really think they can do anything againsta the combined executive and legislative branch of the government? as a result, the supreme court will be weakened.

indiosbravos2002

SC all bark, no bite.

reneboy726

this time, there is no way na magresign si Mr. Corona buti pa sana before the start of the impeachment, bakit kamo…..Corona is in a NO-WIN situation, kahit saan siya lumagay ngayon madadale siya.
IF HE CAN’T PROVE HIS WEALTH tigok siya sa pagka cj at kahiyahiya na siya……
BUT IF HE CAN PROVE HIS WEALTH madadale naman siya ng TAX EVASION, in the long run tigok din siya sa pagka cj and the the government will file criminal charges for TAX EVASIION, maiilit lahat ang ari arian niya, siyempre sa galit ba naman ni abnoy eh he will put the full force of the law all legal and highest penalties will be imposed, ILANG TAON NIYANG ITINAGO UN, ubos siya

1mainstream2

these defense lawyers are disgusting to say the least. their logic belongs to the mongrels,
a confused one at that

after ng dollar account ni corona ay wala ng witness si noynoy if not for lauro vizconde. kaput na naman ang prosecutors. kaya for a dramatic exit, noynoy will force a constitutional crisis para noynoy will not need to prove the 7 articles.
with the 68 billion in yearly unaudited funding of noynoy, aba ay can afford ni noynoy to bribe the senators with 100 million x 23. kaya panonoorin ko talaga si drilon, osmena , pangilinan ang the others who will surely deny it but this will be given away by their grin and speeches and their vote.

at the end of the day, mako-control na ni noynoy ang 3 branches and he can get hacienda luisita back in no time.

missaya

this i believe is maybe true. kasi if the senator-judges lalo na yong (pro-corona) will deny it, mag backfire din ito sa depensa… the 100M may not be directly offered but you know how public servant talks … pataplis taplis hehehe … maybe just a hi-hello call kunwari … kunwari din daang matuwid

WAJ

This is an allegation of grave offense. Can anyone believe that 100 Million Pesos per Senator Judge being bribe by Malacannang. That is an obvious lie (mockery) by the defense team, they can be charge for moral defamation. Unbelievable.

Another People Power is needed, this time the people’s objective should be followed not a Politician, Elite People, Landlord, Corrupt,etc.

If Only their is a Brotherhood or Organization that their objective is
to dissolved the lower house and the senate.Create 24 members of
congress only(required member’s asset is 1 million pesos,no pork barrel
is allowed).

Remove the current justice system and replace it with much simplier and
accessible to poor people.Not slow pace just like the sentencing of
Visconde Massacre which will take years and years to have a decision.

Take all the assets of people who have enriched themselves by
unexplained wealth using Gov’t funds and loans from foreign
institution.And if found guilty just shoot them in the head.

Take all the formerly gov’t assets which has been privatized,sold and taken by cronies and politician.

The one being impeached is Corona. Let’s focus on him first, then, let’s go after the others. Corona by his own actions, exposed himself. He did it to himself. He should blame himself. The Constitution is there to provide check and balance and we should not be thankful that our law is now working for Juan dela Cruz.

Guest

what do you mean by he did it to himself? by issuing TRO against the hdo by the supreme court?by the ruling of the supreme court to distribute the land to the farmers?these are some of the rulings that got the IRE of simeon.

@metroromy, your scenario is too risky for pnoy/communist friends… for a full blown constitutional crisis, the military knows where they stand. as long as for democracy, they are there… baka magka totoo ang hula sa adminstrasyon ito hehehe …

Time to resign en masse lady (Karen) and gentlemen, you have reached the point of no return, you have crossed the bridge and its time to settle down.Those revelations you exposed in Club Filipino only made lying fools out of you. Trying to sell that to the people was unprofessional, immature and deserves condemnation in the strongest sense. The Filipinos are not that stupid to buy your fairy tale. At least the “small lady” of the prosecution produced results when the peso account of Corona was revealed and now you have thrown the gauntlet so. the dollar account will not be opened. People anticipates your next move and that is resigning all together.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

Exactly, what about the fishing expedition of congressmen and the president. Isn’t that a mockery of the law. Can they choose anyone who does not agree and file a complaint, impeachment, or case?

I don’t see that sa Character ni Pnoy. Some people here say he is Abnoy and a Student Council President. We’ll maybe. But I don’t see him as being corrupt.

But with regards to GMA and Corona. I can see that they can be corrupt.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

Proof deserves justice. From what I can see we are poorer at naghihikahos under the current administration and elected official.

TalagaNaman

Maybe you are looking at one side only. Penoy is good in diverting attention to others. Have you heard about the “Massive Tax Fraud” that was filed against him and his cohorts? According to the complaint, the government lost P1.4B in that transaction. His camp is mum about that. They don’t want to issue statements to answer the allegation.

If you want to see a clearer picture of what’s happening in our country, you have to look from different angles.

Guest

are you sure that from the time he started his career as public servant ay hindi siya naging corrupt?bata,natutulog ka yata sa pansitan.walang pulitiko sa atin ang hindi nagnakaw sa gobyerno.lahat ay guilty sa pagnanakaw.

jamesgeorge

The defense is pushing for a mistrial so they need gimmicks like these! Next move for the defense is to petition the SC with additional reasons to declare that the trial was full of corruption,bribery and partiality. Corona is cooked and he knows it! He wants to give more ammunition to his “barkada” in the SC to declare the trial a “failure”!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

Nope, congressman are cooked for pushing their own agenda as opposed to the benefit of the people.

Cranberry101

Snowball Effect on Corona’s Reputation

Events are deteriorating fast for Corona and it is snowballing at a rate not anticipated earlier.
The downhill momentum is simply irreversible now.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

Events are deteriorating fast for aquino and congressmen as seen by the latest survey. It’s all self interest in nature for aquino and congressmen.

how can the executive and the senators encourage or command people to violate the law? that should be basic. but, because they do so, it’s frankly obvious that this pnoy wants this cj corona guy down and out to get what he wants or, to serve the interests of his patrons or, perhaps relatives. of course, there’s the congressmen et al who ride on the opportunity and get what they want, too. gosh, it’s too obvious. glad i’m looking at this from a distance – which affords me a clearer view of things. poor corona. poor philippines.

filipinaskoh

bakit sila ba ang nasa trial?

tapusin muna ang kay Corona tapos, magfile kayo ng impeachment, ok ?

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

So wala talaga credibility mga accuser.

Michael Corpuz

Shame!!! Noynoy will use government money and resources to get his family’s 10 Billion pesos from HL….

This money is better spent on helping all the poor people affected by all the recent calamities

not for this impeachment
not the tonggressmen
and not for political turncoats like Peter , Lacson and Kiko P.

willbillywilly

They know about it but the senators dont. If its true, your stooges in the senate would be the first to expose it. Its simply an act of desperation on the part of defense. So its strategy now is to come up with fairytale stories and they say your a bunch of top notch lawyers. First its about Cuevas being ask to quit, now its this, so what next? My suggestion to them is to come up with something thats credible. Like the attempt on the little girl.

I think the Defense will not put their head and name at stake if they will make stories such as this. There must be some truth to it. Mr. BS Aquino would like to remove Corona by hook or by crook. And Lacson denying everything when he’s obviously against Corona makes this news more credible. Knowing Lacson to weave stories and lies makes me believe the Defense. But I still hope that there are a lot of Senators who will not succumb to the temptation of money being dangled like what happened to the 188 Congressmen who signed the weak, defective and railroaded impeachment complaint.

In American football, they call it “hail mary pass”. It is done when the team is losing, out of time and will make one long pass hoping and praying that the ball will land on the intended reciever’s hand. It is a sign of desperation, but it works sometimes.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

WTF. This ain’t no football fool.

willbillywilly

Why dont the defense lawyers apply with steven spielberg for his next fiction movie.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

Another fool in the making. What about the prosecution apply “home along the relis”?

willbillywilly

Alisa your name is more of alisdyan

mekeni62

The prosecution have hurled all these charges against Corona so it is their function to prove these in court.They have shown all these bank documents which were illegaly obtained by the way and now they are passing the burden to Corona to prove it for them? This is just plain silly.They said they have proof of the amount of his peso and dollar accounts.That’s it and now they have to prove to the court that these allegations are true.The defense team then will have their turn to disprove these allegations in due time.As of the meantime the floor is still for the prosecution.Ganun lang iyon.

This is what I don’t like with the haters of Corona like you. You utter foul language and you name names. Can you not be more respectful to somebody who doesn’t have the same view as yours? That’s being civil in a civilized society!

TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE! even you should see, feel, touch, taste, and smell the SALN. these are skills needed in intelligent observations. it’s time for us to be keen and analytic. we should base our conclusion on observed facts.

Mark Suarez

tama ka kulang kulang pa given eto equation

Total Cash in SALN = total cash in hand, in the bank and in piggy bank (if gumagamit ng alkansya si corona).

“…
When it became clear that he had lost his people’s trust, US President Richard Nixon voluntarily resigned from the most powerful position in the most powerful country in the world, rather than face the ignominy of a public impeachment trial in the US Senate. He courageously accepted the essential truth that he had lost the fitness and the ascendancy to lead his people…”

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

The congressmen have lost all of people’s trust. They should resign first.

roy kruge

Replying to Alisa> congressmen were voted by people..hindi tulad ni corona.. MIDNIGHT APPOINTE lang ni gloria.. we love what our congressmen especially what their doing now .. defending the constitution..

since day 1 of the trial, i believed that the defense lawyers were intelligent competent lawyers. but this pronouncement and their unwillingness to identify their source only shows to prove otherwise. frustrating…

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VOTZBW5SKLLVY2BV3SSR53VKKM Alisa

What about the sources of the congressmen?

http://profile.yahoo.com/XPT7FN7Z2O3NBCMX4MNKJ6TRVA heaven Liner

at least they showed and presented some document/s (even if illegally obtained). but these defense lawyers can hardly show any proof.

violet55

Illegally obtained documents are ok? Which court will admit that as evidence? And how can the defense show any proof when because of your inept Prosecution that keeps on bungling everything and their lawyer Arthur Lim who speaks slower than Kuya Cesar has made this trial sooo long that the turn of the Defense to show their evidences has been also delayed? I suggest that you check your facts first before you comment.

http://profile.yahoo.com/XPT7FN7Z2O3NBCMX4MNKJ6TRVA heaven Liner

at least their “bungling” something. but for the defense… none. just drool spitting out of their “supposedly top-notch” lips. show proof. yun lang.

violet55

Your Prosecution went home head bowed with their tails between their legs after Jinggoy and Enrile warned them and asked them to explain within 24 hours why they submitted a fake document. Now the Defense are really drooling from excitement on what the Prosecution’s reply will be and at the same time gaining from their illegal act because a document obtained illegally is not admissible as evidence. Poor Prosecution! To win a case they have to resort to faking a document!!

TGM_ERICK

Violet55 dear,

the photocopies of the account forms are fake.they do not match the original but the account numbers and info are true. they match with the original.

my guess is that ms. tiongson gave the code numbers of these 10 accounts and also the amount of deposits. these data were used to fill up the new the forms for attachment to the supplementary charges. no one would be charged of disclosure of illegaly gotten evidences for the forms which were photocopied were fake.

Of course there is a big difference. Your Prosecution resorted to submitting a fake document for their fishing expedition. The Defense has to say what they know especially when BS Aquino verbally told the Senate to defy the TRO. The Defense hasn’t resorted to faking any document. That’s the big difference!

Mark Suarez

unless the documents provided in the impeachment court by PS bank and BPI are illegally obtained by the bank officials themselves, these documents are still valid.

Enough of the technicalities, the impeachment court is not a criminal court.

“nd how can the defense show any proof when because of your inept Prosecution that keeps on bungling everything and their lawyer Arthur Lim who speaks slower than Kuya Cesar has made this trial sooo long that the turn of the Defense to show their evidences has been also delayed?”

see, hallucinations are on the loose as well, if you are talking in behalf of the defense team, i might believe you, but if you are just saying your observations, i will respect your opinion but will not believe you.

I also suggest that you check your facts first before you comment,,

TGM_ERICK

therefore my friend, if the impeachment court is not a criminal one, and procedural technicalities are non-applicable, that is a court of TRUTH or CONSEQUENCE.

Did you listen to Enrile on the trial today? He told the Prosecution straight on their faces that “they haven’t proven anything against Corona”. So what are you saying? Case dismissed!!

TGM_ERICK

ask de lima, about the proof, the talkative! hahaha. she may know something. she is quiet lately. silent water runs deep. hahaha! you have to bear in mind that she is facing a disbarment from the SC. hahaha! oh what a web of lies this impeachment has madet! hahaha!

I noticed that the yellow fanatics are on the loose here like in other articles and forums. I think I’m beginning to believe Alex Magno in his column Attention Span, First Person, Philippine Star, February 7, 2012 about these “army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus” which I’m quoting below.

“Another newspaper is running an on-line poll of its readers regarding the probable outcome of this impeachment trial. The last time I checked, two-thirds were of the opinion the Senate will not convict the Chief Justice. Presumably, a good portion of the remaining third is composed of the army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus.”

“That running poll is the best available barometer of the prosecution’s performance over the past three weeks. The public rates that performance dismal.”

Mark Suarez

opinino nya un at malaya sya magsabi ng opinion nya.

“That running poll is the best available barometer of the prosecution’s performance over the past three weeks. The public rates that performance dismal.”

I want to add, presumably the two thirds who were of the opinion the senate will not convict the CJ composed of the army of the cyber thugs headed by GMA and protected by CJ Corona.

efriend

The dismal performance of the prosecution team is nothing compared to the gall of Corona to stay in power. Isn’t the public rating of Corona’s performance enough for him to believe that he lacks the confidence of the general public? RESIGN

violet55

The Prosecution team does not only show dismal performance but they even resorted to submitting a fake document in the Senate. What gall of an inept Prosecution! I think they should RESIGN FIRST!!

mekeni62

in full force sila.malaki pangangailangan.he he he.

Cranberry101

Former CJ Panganiban on Nixon’s selfless decision to resign. Can Corona learn something from Nixon?

“…When it became clear that he had lost his people’s trust, US President Richard Nixon voluntarily resigned from the most powerful position in the most powerful country in the world, rather than face the ignominy of a public impeachment trial in the US Senate. He courageously accepted the essential truth that he had lost the fitness and the ascendancy to lead his people…
Brushing technicalities aside and rather than cripple the Senate and his nation with a tedious trial, Nixon – without admitting any wrongdoing – wrote a one-sentence resignation letter dated Aug. 9, 1974 that simply said, “I hereby resign as President of the United States.”

TGM_ERICK

nixon’s case is different. he truly lied because the lying was evidenced by a tape. scj corona will not learn anything from him. he is open to a public disclosure of both of his accounts.

And also when Corona said that he only owned 5 properties and if there are more than that “they can have it”.
This is also part of a pattern of lies like GMA’s “life-threatening condition” that spawned a midnight TRO.
The problem with Corona and maggots like him is that they think their position in government is a matter of right. They forget that they are public servants and that their positions are a matter of privilege and not theirs to keep until they decide to leave. Kapal talaga.

The defense are no different from the lawyers of Gloria. This is another “Put the little girl to sleep” tall tale. I am not a full Malacanang fan but I do not think Pnoy or his people will do something like this simply because it is not needed. The Senate will not sit by as its independence is being undermined by the Supreme Court.

Not even the simple folk will believe this tale – unless the defense could present strong evidence that it did happen. And it will no longer affect the impeachment of their client as that will only be a cause for the impeachment of Pnoy.

TGM_ERICK

who needs strong evidences nowadays with that crap of a trial that began with pinocchio like liar tupaz45 waving 45 craps of land titles before the media.

defense is now resorting to trial by publicity by using hearsay and unidentified sources.
mga tsimoso pala hindi abugago este abugado

TGM_ERICK

eh who first did this trial by publicity? is it not tupaz45? he did this before the trial began with props of 45 craps of papers.

willbillywilly

TOP NOTCH LAWYERS KUNO TURNED OUT TO BE TOP NOTCH LIARS.

ofwme2807

pro bono???ano kaya kapalit???

Filipinoflash

Before the TRO an online poll from another paper showed a close contest between pro and anti corona impeachment.

To a question, Do you believe Corona will be convicted by the Impeachment Court? 52% said yes while 48% said no. Close eh.

After TRO it became 53 yes, 47% no

As of today it is now 55% yes 45% no. This despite the fact that I see pro Gloria pages and blogs calling for votes for the online poll.

With this latest canard peddled by the Defense, expect the gap will increase.

violet55

I’m beginning to believe Alex Magno in what he wrote in his column Attention
Span, First Person, Philippine Star, February 7, 2012 as “army of cyber
thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus” which I’m quoting
below. They are all here!!

“Another newspaper is running an on-line poll of its readers regarding the probable outcome of this impeachment trial. The last time I checked, two-thirds were of the opinion the Senate will not convict the Chief Justice. Presumably, a good portion of the remaining third is composed of the army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus.”

“That running poll is the best available barometer of the prosecution’s performance over the past three weeks. The public rates that performance dismal.”

Mark Suarez

You begin to believe Alex Magno when he started to write his column confirming your stand in favor of Corona. I am sure if he writes up his column discrediting your stand, you will not believe him.

violet55

I will always believe a logical and fair person than a prejudiced one. I am sure he will not flip flop!!

Mark Suarez

Violet c’mon don’t make your self clean, here is your post

“violet55
CollapseThe kapalmuks Prosecutor/Judge Drilon who keeps on helping the inept Prosecutors I think will get double or 200M for his efforts. What a shame!!Like
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now tell me if you are fair and not prejudicing? A logical person doesn’t always make him/her right. Flip flop is your idol CJ Corona .

AllaMo

Mark:
yang violet55 na yan. maraming alias yan… puro buset.

violet55

I just have to put kapalmuks because the english term is not approved by the moderator. In the first place, what’s a better term for what Drilon is doing? Isn’t it not the right term? Yes, I am fair, logical and not prejudiced like you! I am just being frank and honest. On Corona’s flip-flopping, again check your facts than babbling and babbling nonsense. Its not Corona who flip-flopped BUT THE WHOLE SUPREME COURT!! I have to capitalize it so it will get stuck to your brain, ok?

“Let lightning strike us if we are telling a lie or if there is a trace
of lie in what we are telling you,” said Esguerra (member of Corona’s defense team).

The defense team has so stretched the boundaries of truth that they have to resort to oaths like this to look credible in the eyes of the public. Firstly, it is so juvenile. It is like what children say when they tell you little lies, “cross my heart and hope to die”. One would expect more imaginative oaths from a bunch of supposedly highly educated adult lawyers. Secondly, its overall effect is simply to raise doubts in the minds of readers about the veracity of the defense claims.

it’s true. then with the fake documents one manila standard editorial says that the palace could have a hand because of its influence. adding to it is that lacierda is adamant in saying that the documents are authentic.

violet55 wrote, in response to tgm_erick:
hahahahaha!!
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alienpatriot

Well, Guest, you might like to think that idea through properly. Why would the palace want to try something like that? Noy Noy is adamant that the corrupt must be dealt with but I see no reason to suspect the Palace of involvement. Manila Bulletin editorials are not relevant. Facts and evidence are – do you have any evidence?

rjimenez1226

It is so funny how these Corona minions are. Mga desperadong engot.. hehehe

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CRBW2RJR4WNWVIDZVSCLFQK4KQ Spike

not really, you yellowtards are worse than morons is what i heard

violet55

And see what words they are using. Its plain and simple uneducated yellow fanatics!! So cheap!!

I have my stand and that is the truth, but I dont like dirty tactics whether it is from prosecution or defense. and that’s difficult to accept the fact that the 2 sides are playing in dirty way just to win their popularity.

And to add it up, hindi ako basta basta naniniwala sa mga sabi sabi whether it is from prosecution or defense, unless may proof sila, this is how I am educated. And you what education you got from your school? maniwala sa mga sabi sabi? I define CHEAP as to those who easily believe to hearsay, LIKE YOU!

I have my stand and that is the truth, but I dont like dirty tactics whether it is from prosecution or defense. and that’s difficult to accept the fact that the 2 sides are playing in dirty way just to win their popularity.

And to add it up, hindi ako basta basta naniniwala sa mga sabi sabi whether it is from prosecution or defense, unless may proof sila, this is how I am educated.And you, what education did you get from your school, maniwala sa sabi-sabi? I define CHEAP as to those who easily believe to hearsay, LIKE YOU!

So, are you one of us who you always define as uneducated and cheap? As you claim your usual reply as uneducated and cheap.
Just a piece of advice, don’t overuse these words. you never know, one day you are referring to yourself.

violet55

I respect your stand and anyone’s stand on any issue because that is usual, there is a pro and there is a con. But on the defense that is playing dirty tactics, i totally disagree because they have a source which they only want to not name because of some obvious reasons. The Prosecution employs lots of dirty tactics even before they sign their unread impeachment complaint. They could not prove all articles of impeachment that they filed that they are now contemplating on just pursuing the 2nd article. Is that a good one? Just following a tall order from an angry President and they obliged him not even knowing whether they have evidences and witnesses to prove their accusations? That’s foul!

When I said cheap and uneducated, its because of your choice of words which i find not supposed to be in used intelligent discussions. And please don’t ask me what I attained because I think you can gauge on how we reply to each other, right?

Also if uneducated and cheap is I’m referring to myself, its a big NO. Definitely and obviously, I’m not referring to myself.

After the Impeachment Court has made a decision to garbage SC’s TRO on dollar deposits,
and if PSBank president and branch manager refuses to submit dollar accounts of Corona,

a special SWAT team should be sent immediately to the branch, confiscate the said accounts and be brought to the Senate. Problem solved.

Lies lies and more lies from Corona. Tama na.

The sooner Corona is convicted, the better for the country.

Remember it is The People of the Philippines VS Corona. The people rule, not SC and not even the Senate. If the Senators do not do their job, the people will do it. Call it people power, occupy SC, mob rule, a peaceful protest, a social revolution, or whatever you wish…..the people will not be held captive by one lawless, ruthless, lying, stealing demonyo by the name of Renato Corona.

http://profile.yahoo.com/NHR5PHABMUMPBZAEYKP2SROOTQ Jon

It’s called lynching! The law is there to protect the innocent as well as the guilty.
You are insinuating that the people have a better understanding of the law as those that have studied it for decades. You are proposing anarchy instead of the rule of law, if that’s the case, move to Afghanistan, in the tribal lands, you can do want you like without any laws.

You know there is such a thing as respecting the dead whether they’re good or bad. I guess there’s not a bit of any respect at all in your brain! You have to be careful baka multuhin ka nya!!

goavan

when there is smoke, there is fire. no wonder if pnoy can trash corona in front of other people with corona in the table…he can do anything he wants…meron nga yatang mental illness itong presidente ninyo

Mark Suarez

when there is a good story teller, then there is seemed to be good story to deceive everyone.

willbillywilly

Hmm, Now I know what defense are up to. Come up with a fairytale story to strengthen their motion to the SC to stop the trial since the writing is on the wall that conviction is a certainty.

TGM_ERICK

if the story comes from the persecution especially from tupaz45, it is fiction or fairy tale. this is the truth.

shukura

Defense Team, Kit Tatad have been influenced by Carlo Lorenzini, Grimm Brothers, etc. Grow up guys…you are all past the age for fairy tales!!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J7CZYPZWNB37S6GTPBJQF6Y7BM Fight D Bigots

And the Prosecution is under the influence of drugs (para laging mga hilo) and Angry Birds

ofwme2807

bagong alias na namn pare-pareho lang sila

reneboy726

at this time, there is now way na magresign si Mr. Corona, buti pa sana before the start of the impeachment, bakit kamo…..Corona is in a NO-WIN situation kahit saan siya lumagay ngayon
madadale siya.
IF HE CAN’T PROVE HIS WEALTH tigok siya sa pagka cj at kahiyahiya na siya sobra……
BUT IF HE CAN PROVE HIS WEALTH madadale naman siya ng TAX EVASION, in the long run
tigok din siya sa pagka cj and the government will file criminal charges for TAX EVASION, maiilit
lahat ang mga ari arian niya, siyempre sa galit ba naman ni abnoy eh he will put the full force of the law,
all legal and highest penalties (to its exponential power ln e to the power of x ….where x = 10 yrs) will
be imposed. NO MERCY, walang awa awa, walang habag habag, MATIGAS KA HA, ubos ka ngayon

1mainstream2

the defense team should be renamed balitang kutsero team

boypalaban

nagpo-post na ng comment dito yung leader ng team.

violet55

And these are the same ones mentioned by Alex Magno in his column Attention Span, First Person, Philippine Star, February 7, 2012 as “army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus”!

Alex Magno writes for Philippine Star and I’m sure you know that they don’t get just an ordinary writer. Also, I’ve read his column and he always makes sense. Not to you maybe because you have prejudice on anything favorable to Corona.

On the Defense move here, I don’t see any reason why they will stake their names on this issue if its not true. So I believe them.

Mark Suarez

“On the Defense move here, I don’t see any reason why they will stake their names on this issue if its not true. So I believe them.”

And you are easily deceived just by reading stories and propagandas..

What names are you talking about? these lawyers are ready to do all means to win this case, and from that they will become more popular, they will become more expensive lawyers, that is good for their law firm. More corrupt officials will surely hire them if they will win this case. The only way to protect their names as lawyers is to win this case by all means. If they bet their balls, baka sakaling maniwala pa ako.

You don’t see any reason? are you blind? there are so many reasons for them to make this propaganda. they are on the way to loose this part of the impeachment because of Corona’s peso account. I don’t think these lawyers will waste their time to issue this statement if they are winning the case. but they have to coz they are loosing..

violet55

I am a thinking person and I weigh things out first. I don’t follow my emotions, like a lot of people, who despite of a person’s known inadequacies and ineptness and just because a “supposed” martyr or so-called good parent died, they idolized.

On the names of the Defense, aren’t they “all” have big names in the legal community already as compared to “any” of the Prosecutor’s counsels? Maybe you don’t know them. I know these are “very good” and “competent” lawyers who “can and will” win a case for you. But I know you can’t afford them. On the “more corrupt officials will surely hire them”, I don’t think “only” corrupt officials will hire them because they’re hired by big companies too. If you want to bet your balls, i think you have to give it up now, because you don’t know what you’re talking about. In the first place, your balls has no value compared to their balls!

And what reason are you talking about? I better ask you that question because you’re the one who is blind, illogical and very unfair. On their way to “lose” not “loose” in this impeachment, you can bet your balls again and I’m very, very sure, by now, you’re already neutered!! Say bye bye to your balls now!

The kapalmuks Prosecutor/Judge Drilon who keeps on helping the inept Prosecutors I think will get double or 200M for his efforts. What a shame!!

emma_ele

Korekkk…What a pork.. hehehe..

http://profile.yahoo.com/W5ND4SQCSC6MMBEJ4ZX3IVBBYI jongie m

‎”A Man Burned His Own House Because Somebody Reported There Are Termites In It”

In my opinion, the act filing the impeachment against Chief Justice Corana, is no different from burning a house simply because somebody reported that there are termites in it. Everybody loses whatever the outcome of the impeachment is. The credibility of all vital institutions of our government (executive, legislative, and judiciary) are now in question, the integrity of the banking system is at risk, the economy is neglected, the Filipino people are being divided, and millions of pesos are being wasted everyday.

There are many ways to kill a cat, the cheaper and the peaceful way. If the American government was able to put Al Capone in jail just by tax evasion charges, our government can do similar actions too. Hindi na sana nangyayari itong “Constitutional Disaster” ngayon.

enrique119

How shallow! In the first place, the dollar accounts do not even have to
be opened. Corona’s wrongdoing as far as LYING in his SALNs had already
BEEN ESTABLISHED, make that PROVEN, by the DEEDS OF SALE, TITLES OF
PROPERTIES and PESO ACCOUNTS. Those are enough nails to his coffin.

If the Senate defies or questions the TRO it is not really to obtain
very important evidence but just to ASSERT its independence from the
Supreme Court on matters connected with the impeachment.

Also, more importantly, by defying the TRO, the Senate will be
indirectly but clearly warning the SC that the Senate will not bow to a
more important possible issue – a decision to grant Corona’s petition
to stop the impeachment trial.

Enrile earlier tried the soft approach, which some might not have
noticed, when he denied the prosecution’s request to subpoena four
justices and the SC deliberations records IN DEFERENCE to the CO-EQUAL
STATUS and INDEPENDENT POWERS of both the Senate and the SC. I guess the
justices understood that to mean just that, as it reads and sounds,
because they do not seem very bright and sophisticated or even
sensitive.. Actually, that was meant to challenge and invite the SC to
RECIPROCATE with the same DEFERENCE in its actions.

Further, so huge amounts to bribe senators just to defy the TRO? If it
was to CONVICT already then it may be more plausible. These defense
lawyers INSULT THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE!

If your problem is the bank account, don’t rush it. All of that will be opened by the Chief Justice because he did not steal that. Relax lang po, Mr. President. Don’t let the senators and the Chief Justice violate the law, like what you want your people to do,” part of the statement in Filipino said.

i made a reply to two bloggers that the accounts will be opened with sccj consent. that was yesterday. you see….

I also suggest bombay Roy and the other lawyers not go out in open air space.

Why?

Because, lightning might strike them.

Remember, Erap told that SEC guy na tamaan sana siya ng kidlat.

hehehe.

shukura

When One is a Gift to the Other:
The Forty-Year Marriage of Best Friends
Chief Justice Renato C. Corona and Cristina B. Roco
By Maria Rosa “Bing” Nieva Carrion

“Tina, all the while, remained steadfast in giving him her unconditional support, which he once again needed when he believed it was time to Pursue his dream of earning a Master of Laws degree in the United States. This was in November, 1980. Tina shares, “Rene sent his application to the Master of Laws program of Harvard Law School and several other universities. When he received the response letter from Harvard in March 1981, he became sullen and looked dejected. I initially thought he did not make it. But when I read it and saw he had been accepted, I asked ‘Aren’t you elated by this?’ He answered, ‘we don’t have enough money. I thought I was not going to be accepted.’ I told him, Kaya natin ito! (we can handle this.) So we borrowed money not only to pay for his Harvard tuition and expenses but also to take me and our three young kids in tow, to Harvard. I did not realize then that he was ready to forgo Harvard if he could not take us with him. It turned out that Harvard gave him a scholarship the following semester because of his good grades.”

Rene recalls that were it not for his wife’s prodding and insistence on initially getting a loan to be able to bring the whole family to the United States, he would not have had the courage to do it on his own. She encouraged me to continue sending in the requirements for my admission after I was accepted. She never had any doubt it was for me and the Lord was going to provide for everything that we needed, including the resources to bring the family with me to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Indeed the Lord took care of our every need, shares Rene. ln the States, Tina did household chores from washing to ironing to cooking. He loved her cannelloni and adobo. (A chicken and pork dish cooked in garlic, vinegar and soy sauce.) “He loved roast turkey so I asked around for recipes I could try,” recounts Tina.”

1mainstream2

a family of no ordinary means kuno. but who believes them anyway

AllaMo

Thanks for sharing the truth about this family of no ordinary means…

kayanatwo

13feb2012 0945

the defense counsels are now on the same tactic their esteem leader- cuevas- had tried before. it could have backfire to their faces if their story does not hold, akin to cuevas allegations that someone from the presidential office approached with some concocted idea.

Jose Miguel:
You may be right. But, why should we care if the extreme court (I refuse to legitimize it as the Supreme Court) continues to abuse the people’s intelligence and moral fiber. In the end, malefactors will be shown up for what they really are. Although, it will prove more difficult to weed out and eradicate those camp followers that have sprouted like talahib.

Corona can learn something from Nixon’s selfless choice to resign. Here’s an enlightening article from former CJ Panganiban.”
…When it became clear that he had lost his people’s trust, US President Richard Nixon voluntarily resigned from the most powerful position in the most powerful country in the world, rather than face the ignominy of a public impeachment trial in the US Senate. He courageously accepted the essential truth that he had lost the fitness and the ascendancy to lead his people…Brushing technicalities aside and rather than cripple the Senate and his nation with a tedious trial, Nixon – without admitting any wrongdoing – wrote a one-sentence resignation letter dated Aug. 9, 1974 that simply said, “I hereby resign as President of the United States.”

like the guy said wait for the defense to present its case … Sen. Recto suggested they do that on a per article basis but Sen. Enrile overuled it … tapusin daw muna and lahat ng articles ng prosecution then defense gets to present its case.

Impeaching t or convicting or what ever comes on the trial is not a palace interest, but NATIONAL interest…..Your personal interest is to defend him and the procecutors interest is to get him per se. MASAKIT SA ULO ANG CORONANG TINIK

To help Fight D Bigots on his claim, its called “army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus” as mentioned by Alex Magno in his column Attention Span, First Person, Philippine Star, February 7, 2012 which I’m quoting below.

“Another newspaper is running an on-line poll of its readers regarding
the probable outcome of this impeachment trial. The last time I checked, two-thirds were of the opinion the Senate will not convict the Chief Justice. Presumably, a good portion of the remaining third is composed of the army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus.”

“That running poll is the best available barometer of the prosecution’s performance over the past three weeks. The public rates that performance dismal.”

Last time sinabe ni Cuevas that he was asked by Malacanang to withdraw as defense counsel, in exchange daw for not filing criminal charges against ex-NBI chief, kidnapper and Iglesia ni Manalo Gatdula. Cuevas told media and then denied it after being reprimanded by Iglesia officials.

The outrage felt by so-called “netizens”, including myself, about the corruption in our justice system is enough motivation to go online and vent one’s frustration and anger with the system. This spontaneous outburst of online rage is what is driving the anti-Corona posts in this and other online newspapers. Magno’s statement that you quoted above is completely idiotic. He does not understand how the internet has empowered ordinary citizens like myself to express their views openly and willingly.

As to online polls, Magno’s understanding of online polls in the Philippines is pathetic. Consider these facts:
(i) only one out of five Filipinos has access to the internet;
(ii) the relatively few Filipinos who are fortunate to have internet access
use it mainly for Facebook and other social networking, not for reading
online newspapers like PDI or answering electronic polls;
(iii) internet users are mainly city dwellers living in Metro Manila and other urban areas of the
country; are young; and, are college graduates.

It is clear from these facts that those who respond to online polls represent only a
tiny sliver of the population. They are not at all representative of all Filipinos.

violet55

You must have misunderstood what Alex Magno said. He said “Presumably, a good portion of the remaining third is composed of the army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus.” He is referring to a “third” of the remaining that voted. And the “third” is about 35% of the total polled.

He is not referring to the total population of this country, therefore, the facts you mentioned is not applicable.

But the fact remains, which i tend to believe, that there are “army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus” in all and every articles regarding Corona.

Good_Governance

The so-called “army of cyber thugs” can only be the product of a conspiratorial mindset. What is an uncoordinated, spontaneous show of public outrage (partly reflected in the third that voted that the Senate will convict Corona) is simply that. There is no need for you nor Magno to twist it into something else.

I share the widely held view that the prosecution could and should have performed much better than they have so far. It does not mean, however, that I would put any credence on the results of an online survey, whether or not those results support Corona. The limitations of polling electonically a non-randomized, self-selected sample are so serious as to cast great doubts on the credibility of the results.

Good_Governance

BTW, is Alex Magno the same Alex Magno appointed by GMA, our much beleaguered ex-president, as a director of the DBP? Someone with a conspiratorial mindset might speculate that perhaps there is a connection between his links with the previous administration and his claim about an “army of cyber thugs at the employ of the massive propaganda apparatus” (presumably of the Aquino administration). I won’t go that far, however.

Cranberry101

RESIGN!
CORONA, SPARE THE NATION. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR SERVICES ANYMORE AS CHIEF JUSTICE. YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO TENDER YOUR RESIGNATION BY YOUR IMPOVERISHED COUNTRYMEN.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CRBW2RJR4WNWVIDZVSCLFQK4KQ Spike

If this is not about Hacienda Luisita then I challenge Pnoy to make good on his matuwid na daan and DISTRIBUTE HLI RIGHT NOW and FOLLOW THE CARP that WAS SIGNED INTO LAW by HER MOTHER

OH ano mga Yellowturd/ Yellowtard ????

Mark Suarez

“If this is not about Hacienda Luisita then I challenge Pnoy to make good on his matuwid na daan and DISTRIBUTE HLI RIGHT NOW and FOLLOW THE CARP that WAS SIGNED INTO LAW by HER MOTHER”

Then go to malacanang and challenge him. bro you are in the wrong place…

and they want the people to believe this, so if the senators vote against the tro, this means they got 100M each, and I thought only corona insults our intelligence, birds of the same feather, lawyer liar what’s the difference. continue to insult the senate and let’s see what happens. how the defence can stoop so low. now I know how the voting will go tomorrow, with or w/out the 100M, thanks corona defence.

Is this a last ditch effort to save the CJ ? it seems like it. After what little evidence that the prosecution was able to present, it looks obvious that he is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. kaya dadaanin na lang sa paninira. ang gipit gagawin lahat para makalusot obvious na obvious naman.

Lying liars lawyering for an illegaly, made legal, appointed corrupted and corrupting chief injustice. And, for sure, all those gloria lovers will take this perfidious self-serving pronouncement as gospel truth. Name those highly placed reliable sources. And, let them meet these liars in a televised face off.

coltred

It is in the constitution that the senate sitting as an impeachment body is not subservient to anything or anyone, a TRO from the SC or an excecutive order can not stop it to function as an impeachment body, so even a simple man without any training in law will understand that the senate need not vote on anything, it will just disregard that TRO and throw it out the window. What the senate should do to make believers out of coronas’s arrogant lawyers is cite them for contempt of court and sentence them to the maximun punishment available.

wala na talaga.. it shows how desperate the defense team is. mukhang maraming bayarang commentor dito.
im overseas and im following this impeachment because i believe this will be the start of cleaning up the philippine government.

First-Topacio, then Lambino, then Horn, then Abalos. All of whom concocted lies after lies to confuse the public. They said GMA was seriously ill and had to be confined in hospital, or better still in her own house in la vista, then the “put the little girl to sleep” by horn. Then abalos came up with his own fantastic story that the judge was asking for millions of bribe for his liberty. Those stories did not catch the fancy of the people and they all died of natural death.

Moral lesson of the above story-when you lie, lie big time and make it believable, otherwise, it will run smack into your face.

Now comes the fantasy concocted by the defense: Pnoy is buying the votes of the senators to ignore the TRO for P100M.

Everyone in this forum is not privy to what’s happening inside the dug-out and therefore, all of our opinions are conjecture and biased opinion depending on which side we are in, in regards to this latest twist in the trial. No witness is presented by defense in this revelation, no document nothing but pure words. In other words, the objective of the P100M bribe is just to destroy the credibilty of Pnoy and to swing the tide of sentiments of the people in its favor, which is now slowly turning against it as a result of the seemingly untruthful SALN, tax evasion, unexplained peso deposits and hidden $ deposit of corona.

My simple question is: why would pnoy, as concurred in by other posters, pay a lot of money for TRO? why not for conviction? The evidence presented so far, even without the $ accounts are damaging enough to convict corona-for DISHONESTY. why would pnoy risk this advantage that may even destroy his own credibility as a president. It doesn’t make sense.

The defense is now treading in a very narrow strip. It is in “kapit sa patalim” mode. It is a sign of “white flag of surrender” as metaphormically stated by tordesillas. It is not even afraid of being cited for contempt, which in the process, will the prolong the trial, but unknowingly, the defense lawyers own agony.

The defense is trying to save face by insinuating that corona may be convicted not because of substance of charges but because of violations of corona’s rights and technicalities. The defense knows that it is losing its case, so it has to come up with so many variables, like TRO, P100M bribe, trial by publicity and more.

The defense should create lies that are big time, but believable. Otherwise,these lies will run smack into its own face.

TheStoicSenator

Now ain’t this one of the most sensible post you can read in this forum? Compared to those brute, silly, stupid, insane, dysfunctional comments by many who probably sticks on their butt most of their waking hours and stares on the PC with their blood-suckin’ eyes.

This forum should stimulate intelligent, if not Socratic, discussions instead of tabloid-type of commentaries yacking their stupid brains (with their stomachs in it!) out on here!

arthur1401

The stoic-senator.
Thank you for the kind words. If only posters will come up with intelligent argument, whether pro or con, then the this forum can really be a podium for exchanging ideas, where everyone will learn a thing or 2, but not insults, because insults just demean the writer, not the person he insulted.
It is also for that reason that i never contradict others whom I don’t agree with because we are all entitled to our own opinion. I also never dignified those who reacted to my posts violently. I am still civil even if insulted. Again, thanks.

Pluma Mana

this is a desperate attempt by CJ camp to instigate the people to launch another people’s power against the govt in case senators decided to defy SC TRO.

Only in the Philippines where media give credence to these intrigues. Unless Defense presented their “source” this claim is fit only for tabloids. Defense is clearly desperate now. Only the gullible will believe this. It’ll be sheer stupidity on the administration’s part to resort to bribery considering the glare of the public’s eye on them & non-stop propaganda lobbed at them. Besides it’s unnecessary to bribe the senators, for even the uneducated can see the glaring irregularities on Corona’s SALNs vs. bank accounts/properties & where still on article 1!

defense just burned the bridge with the senate. this is an insult to the senate.

you do not antagonize the judges. What kind of lawyers are you?

Mamang Pulis

Lamest excuse I have heard.

‘brilliant’ squid tactic for the defense

now everybody is hooked on their soundbite

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4DCXWW43SMQOCHFQKPH7IZDBAE JOSEPH

DEFENSE LAWYERS ARE ALL DESPERATE AND LIARS!!!!

Mamang Pulis

Manalo Matalo

may lamat na si Mr Corona.

ang kapal din naman—for the good of the country mag resign ka na lang.

AllaMo

betterer kung tubuan nang yagba at mag-harakiri na…

JV Velarde

obviously desperate & pathetic….

MyBelovedPhil

This is purely physiological move from defense team to distract the ongoing impeachment
trial.

It’s contradicting what Esguera says to himself:

“He
said if their sources would like to dispute their disclosure, this was up to
them. “You and the people could judge who is telling the truth,” he said.”

“Esguerra
said the defense team’s decision to go public about the alleged Palace bribe
offer was not intended to trigger a mass action.”

It was not intended to trigger a mass action at the same time he Esguerra wants you, I and the
people could judge who is telling the truth. The defense brought the complaints
and it is up to us the people figure it all out.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_V2JTGAXYDMVDRGQPJLEZNNAKRQ Doc Jojo

MyBelovedPhil wrote:”This is purely physiological move…….”

Maybe you meant “psychological” and not “physiological”. They are totally different.

Di ba maraming perang nakaw c CJ. Eh di mag bayad din xa sa mga senador para panigan xa. Just kidding. But I do not believed what the defense team is saying. I think they know that the senators will assert their authority by monday, so, gumagawa sila ng paraan para maiwasan ito. They are conditioning the minds of the public na nabayaran ang mga senador kaya sila umalma sa supreme court desisyon. Well, their ploy will not succeed. MAPANURI NA ANG MGA MASANG PINOY. CONVICT CJ NOW> Time to throw him to JAIL LIKE HER FAKE PRESIDENT.

coltred

The people just dont want the CJ impeached and removed from office we want to see him prosecuted for his crimes and also prosecuted for tax evasion.. a simple impeachment and removal from office is tantamount to a slap on the wrist, maybe at the very least life imprisonment or better firing squad.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_V2JTGAXYDMVDRGQPJLEZNNAKRQ Doc Jojo

The Impeachment Court is only to determine whether Corona is gulity of any impeachable crime and to remove him from any and all public office permanently if found guilty. This doesn’t mean that he can not be prosecuted, whether criminally or civilly. These prosecutions can be expected after the impeachment court is done. Please see Article XI section 7 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

GKid

The Gloves are off! After trying to play within the rules of law, the Defense has no choice but to follow the Prosecution’s dirty tactics. The Prosecution started the smear campaign by fabricating 45 properties and when that did not work, they pursued illegal means in obtaining evidence.

Before anyone throws a temper tantrum, the alleged bank accounts are very damaging to the CJ and if the defense cannot explain them, then the CJ should resign or removed from his position. If you’re impartial then don’t be blind with the words of Prosecution yet, wait until the defense presents their evidence on the various issues, just to be fair.

The bias observers of this case are too quick in condemning the CJ and calling for his resignation. They are enemies of individual rights and due process under the law. How can the law protect the majority when it cannot even protect the minority?? If this Constitution is still worth the paper its printed on, everybody should respect the law, follow the law, and let the process of law to continue. Otherwise….

AllaMo

gogakid:
grow some brain muscle, kid. and, morals would go well with that.

” The Senate shall have the SOLE power toTRY and DECIDE all cases of impeachment. When sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the Philippines is on trial, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside, but shall not vote. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.” (emphasis mine)

Follow the rule of law, you said? The SC had already violated the Constitution by encroaching on the power and the authority of the Senate acting as an Impeachment Court when they issued the TRO against the IC’s subpoena for the PSBank dollar account of CJ Corona

pcosmachine

EIGHT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES RECEIVED 100 MILLION PESOS EACH AS BRIBE MONEY FROM GLORIA MAKAPAL ARROYO’S CAMP FOR RULING IN FAVOR OF A TRO THAT WILL PREVENT THE SUBPOENA OF THIEF JUSTICE CORONA’S DOLLAR ACCOUNTS IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

Let’s give the President a chance, change is not easy but we all have to start somewhere.

In my opinion, the Man had seen and experienced enough hate and corruptions during his young age first hand. The mentality of “Business as Usual” has to end now.

I would support anybody that would go extra mile to weed out Gov’t Officials that takes food out of each less fortunate Filipino’s mouth.

Let’s All move on and cut the mentality of being rich without the capability of being one. PEACE!

Guest

The Senators themselves denied such bribery. Then the lies and deceit which the corona gang is using since then, must be punished, sighted for contempt. If the Senators do not take punitive action against these Liars (lawyers) then the people will believe the Senators are the one lying…Magaling talagang manloko ang mga magnanakaw, peru hinde naman lahat nang Filipino ay maloloko nila…

TalagaNaman

Did the congressmen admit that they were bribed to sign the impeachment?

http://twitter.com/toothpastesales be honest

Interesting, very interesting when I read this article twice.
Lawyers named the person that ” called and contacted ” the senators.
Mind you lawyers may be slapped with cases since name has been mentioned openly, especially the powerful admin.
The person sidestepped and never ” mentioned or denied ” that he called or contacted the senators.
Well we have seen how this admin worked. Its all about ” power and money… read… money power “.
They can do it with the House. Lets see what will happen in the Senate.

alville

To the Defense panel: Next story please….

al gero

parang put little girl to sleep na ang strategy ng mga ito, walang maniniwalang mamamayan sa inyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!can the defense just make up story and not be punished for it,or they are just provoking the senators for them(defense) to have the ask for inhibition of the senators,matitira si arooyo and santiago lng.style ABALOS BA!

al gero

lawayers should be disbar for telling lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ethicsingov

It’s a lawyer’s job to do whatever within the bounds of the law to defend a client – it’s extent depends on the price or prize.

tagahuron

If there is an ounce of truth to what they are saying, why do a full press conference and put out an unidentified person to back up their claim? I AM TIRED OF CORRUPT FILIPINO LAWYERS AND POLITICIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE THE ONES DRAGGING THE COUNTRY INTO THE ABYSS OF CORRUPTION AS USUAL! MGA PTINYO!!!

saintleonardo

The defense got it wrong the 100 million was given to 8 justices who voted for the issuance of TRO for dollar account which come from little fake president. It was Batman nemesis who spread the rumor.

alville

To the Defense Pane: Next story please….

badudski

The desperation of the Corona defense has reached a point that they have to resort to such blatant display of black propaganda. Why should PNoy do this when the impeachment trial is favorable to him and public opinion wants Corona convicted?

tagahuron

CORONA AND GLORIA SHOULD BE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE FOR THEIR UNBELIEVABLE WEALTH COMING FROM TAXPAYER’S MONEY! I SUPPORTED THIS WOMAN WHEN SHE WAS PUT INTO OFFICE AND SHE BETRAYED THE FILIPINO PEOPLE’S TRUST! MGA TRAYDOR AT WALANGHIYA!

saintleonardo

Thief justice patron saint is Judas Iscariot. He betray his master Jesus
Christ while the thief justice betray his master the Filipino people.
He enriched himself by taking donations (lagay), etc, and evading tax.
Judas Iscariot has a lot of followers in Supreme Court which was
influence by thief justice. That is the only venue that he will win. All
who was affected by the bad SC judgement can now start to file a class
action against the ill gotten assets of the thief justice and little
fake president.Wake up Philippines the question now is how many billions
does the thief justice have in his dollar accounts.

ABNOY DID IT TO CONGRESS. SO, WHAT’S NEW IF HE WANTS TO DO IT AGAIN ON THE SENATE ?

gikiness

Another fabricate story. Parang “Put the Little Girl to Sleep”

Sinong niloloko nyo, mga suporters nyong tanga?

THELITTLEGIRL

TKO the TRO!

TKO

TKO!

Lopez_Chaena

I think all of the Senator-Judges will defy the TRO since they have stated numerous times that they are above the SC. And the SC has no business meddling in the Impeachment since it is their Chief that is on trial. This move by the defense is just desperation and they definitely have lost all semblance of sanity. They are now running AMOK.

Cranberry101

RES IPSA LOQUITUR, SED QUID IN INFERNOS DICET CORONA
The thing speaks for itself, but what the h…ll does it mean Corona? Are we going to suffer in your behalf?

Toxic Waste

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….. ha ha ha ha… ha ha ha ha ha

juscodai, komedyante pala mga abogado ni Corona…..

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CRBW2RJR4WNWVIDZVSCLFQK4KQ Spike

If this is not about Hacienda Luisita then I challenge Pnoy to make good on his matuwid na daan and distribute HLI RIGHT NOW and FOLLOW THE CARP that WAS SIGNED INTO LAW by HER MOTHER

OH ano mga Yellowturd/ Yellowtard ???? Tell your idol to distribute it RIGHT NOW so that this FIGHTING WILL STOP